体坛英语资讯：History beckons for Kipchoge on Tokyo Olympic marathon mission
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 5-- <span word="Eliud">Eliud</span> <span word="Kipchoge">Kipchoge</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="before">before</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="successfully">successfully</span> <span word="defend">defend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="aspiring">aspiring</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="revolutionize">revolutionize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="dreaming">dreaming</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="run">run</span>, <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 9. <span word="Moreover">Moreover</span>, <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="races">races</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="July">July</span> 24 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 9 <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="shifted">shifted</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Sapporo">Sapporo</span> <span word="city">city</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="sweltering">sweltering</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="humidity">humidity</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>' <span word="host">host</span> <span word="city">city</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="Kipchoge">Kipchoge</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sapporo">Sapporo</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="medals">medals</span>," <span word="Kipchoge">Kipchoge</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="For">For</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="willing">willing</span>. <span word="Keep">Keep</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="prayers">prayers</span>."</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="Kipchoge">Kipchoge</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="task">task</span>, <span word="retaining">retaining</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="title">title</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="April">April</span> 26.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="London">London</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defend">defend</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="title">title</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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