体坛英语资讯：Kenyan Chumba eyes Tokyo marathon title
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 24-- <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="runner">runner</span> <span word="Dickson">Dickson</span> <span word="Chumba">Chumba</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seventh">seventh</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2017 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="podium">podium</span> <span word="positions">positions</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="round">round</span>," <span word="Chumba">Chumba</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="depart">depart</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>, <span word="Chumba">Chumba</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="position">position</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="debut">debut</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2018.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="organizers">organizers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="restricted">restricted</span> <span word="entry">entry</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="elite">elite</span> <span word="runners">runners</span> <span word="owing">owing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="dampened">dampened</span> <span word="Chumba">Chumba</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span>, <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="control">control</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="risks">risks</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="avenues">avenues</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="interventions">interventions</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Chumba">Chumba</span>.</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="Chumba">Chumba</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Ethiopian">Ethiopian</span> <span word="Birhanu">Birhanu</span> <span word="Legese">Legese</span> <span word="finishing">finishing</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2:08:44 <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="compatriot">compatriot</span> <span word="Bedan">Bedan</span> <span word="Karoki">Karoki</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seventh">seventh</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2:09:11.</p><p>"<span word="My">My</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="progressive">progressive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="course">course</span>," <span word="Chumba">Chumba</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2018 <span word="of">of</span> 2:05:30 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="late">late</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2:04:32 <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017.</p>
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