体坛英语资讯：Cheruiyot relishes fifth Olympic Games, anchors Kenyas marathon team
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 4-- <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="athlete">athlete</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="medalist">medalist</span> <span word="Vivian">Vivian</span> <span word="Cheruiyot">Cheruiyot</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="inscribe">inscribe</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="folklore">folklore</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="July">July</span> 24 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="August">August</span> 9.</p><p><span word="Cheruiyot">Cheruiyot</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="anchor">anchor</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="features">features</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="holder">holder</span> <span word="Brigid">Brigid</span> <span word="Kosgei">Kosgei</span> (2:14.04) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Ruth">Ruth</span> <span word="Chepngetich">Chepngetich</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="debuts">debuts</span>, <span word="Cheruiyot">Cheruiyot</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="eyeing">eyeing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bow">bow</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="gold">gold</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="appearances">appearances</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sydney">Sydney</span> (2000), <span word="Athens">Athens</span> (2004), <span word="London">London</span> (2017) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Rio">Rio</span> (2016).</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 36-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="Rio">Rio</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="medal">medal</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>, <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 5,000<span word="m">m</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bronze">bronze</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 10,000<span word="m">m</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="young">young</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="dreaming">dreaming</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="imagined">imagined</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sydney">Sydney</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="career">career</span>," <span word="Cheruiyot">Cheruiyot</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Making">Making</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="park">park</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="twilight">twilight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="career">career</span>, <span word="Cheruiyot">Cheruiyot</span> <span word="epitomizes">epitomizes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="character">character</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="selectors">selectors</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span>.</p><p>"<span word="To">To</span> <span word="represent">represent</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="levels">levels</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="sunset">sunset</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tick">tick</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boxes">boxes</span>," <span word="Cheruiyot">Cheruiyot</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p>
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