体坛英语资讯：Kenyan athletes vent frustration as Diamond League postpones meetings
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 27-- <span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="persevere">persevere</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="Diamond">Diamond</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="postponed">postponed</span> <span word="indefinitely">indefinitely</span> <span word="owing">owing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="threat">threat</span>.</p><p><span word="World">World</span> <span word="Athletics">Athletics</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="alongside">alongside</span> <span word="Qatar">Qatar</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="intention">intention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="ideal">ideal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="organizers">organizers</span>, <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span>, <span word="three">three</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="schedule">schedule</span>. <span word="Thus">Thus</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="implement">implement</span> <span word="lockdown">lockdown</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="gatherings">gatherings</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="curb">curb</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Diamond">Diamond</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="postpones">postpones</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="May">May</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2020 <span word="season">season</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="course">course</span>," <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Athletics">Athletics</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>. "<span word="This">This</span> <span word="follows">follows</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deferral">deferral</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="early">early</span>-<span word="season">season</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Qatar">Qatar</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>."</p><p><span word="Accordingly">Accordingly</span>, <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="continuing">continuing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="world">world</span> 1,500<span word="m">m</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Timothy">Timothy</span> <span word="Cheruiyot">Cheruiyot</span>, <span word="Commonwealth">Commonwealth</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="Elijah">Elijah</span> <span word="Manangoi">Manangoi</span>, <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="champ">champ</span> <span word="Faith">Faith</span> <span word="Kipyegon">Kipyegon</span>, <span word="Africa">Africa</span> 800<span word="m">m</span> <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="medalist">medalist</span> <span word="Emmanuel">Emmanuel</span> <span word="Korir">Korir</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="horde">horde</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="counting">counting</span> <span word="losses">losses</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="suspend">suspend</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Stockholm">Stockholm</span> (<span word="May">May</span> 24), <span word="Naples">Naples</span>/<span word="Rome">Rome</span> (<span word="May">May</span> 28) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Rabat">Rabat</span> (<span word="May">May</span> 31). <span word="The">The</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="consultation">consultation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relevant">relevant</span> <span word="parties">parties</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="dynamic">dynamic</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="disease">disease</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="athlete">athlete</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competitions">competitions</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="planned">planned</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p>
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