体坛英语资讯：Veteran race walker Liu Hong faces challenging uncertainties as Tokyo Olympics postponed
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 26-- <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> (<span word="IOC">IOC</span>) <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="postpone">postpone</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> 3-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retire">retire</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="July">July</span> 27 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="August">August</span> 9, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="faces">faces</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dilemma">dilemma</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="together">together</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="pursue">pursue</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span>. <span word="We">We</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>," <span word="Liu">Liu</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> 33 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="May">May</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="News">News</span>.</p><p>"<span word="But">But</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="disrupted">disrupted</span>."</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="sights">sights</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defend">defend</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span>, <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="December">December</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="mid">mid</span> <span word="March">March</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="isolation">isolation</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Qinhuangdao">Qinhuangdao</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="precaution">precaution</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>.</p><p>"<span word="At">At</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="moment">moment</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="year">year</span>," <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="year">year</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="wait">wait</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kindergarten">kindergarten</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="dreams">dreams</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="neglect">neglect</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="needs">needs</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Anyway">Anyway</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="postponed">postponed</span>."</p><p>2019 <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span>. <span word="Coming">Coming</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="maternity">maternity</span> <span word="break">break</span>, <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> 20<span word="km">km</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> 50<span word="km">km</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="record">record</span>.</p>
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