体坛英语资讯：Rudisha to exploit Tokyo Olympics postponement, to be ready for 2021
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 27-- <span word="World">World</span> 800<span word="m">m</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="holder">holder</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Rudisha">Rudisha</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="exploit">exploit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="postponement">postponement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2020 <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="pushes">pushes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fitness">fitness</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Game">Game</span>, <span word="slated">slated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="July">July</span> 24 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="August">August</span> 9, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="postponed">postponed</span> <span word="by">by</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="to">to</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> 2021 <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span>.</p><p><span word="Rudisha">Rudisha</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="raced">raced</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2017, <span word="owing">owing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defend">defend</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> 800<span word="m">m</span> <span word="title">title</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 30-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="legendary">legendary</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stringing">stringing</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="over">over</span> 12 <span word="wins">wins</span> <span word="unchallenged">unchallenged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="lap">lap</span> <span word="race">race</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="culminated">culminated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1:40.90.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>, <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="Rudisha">Rudisha</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="horde">horde</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="pretenders">pretenders</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="throne">throne</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Ferguson">Ferguson</span> <span word="Rotich">Rotich</span>, <span word="Commonwealth">Commonwealth</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Wycliffe">Wycliffe</span> <span word="Kimanyal">Kimanyal</span>, <span word="Daniel">Daniel</span> <span word="Saruni">Saruni</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="African">African</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>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 30-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Rudisha">Rudisha</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="kilograms">kilograms</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="weight">weight</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trials">trials</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="three">three</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trials">trials</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="close">close</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="standards">standards</span>. <span word="Pushing">Pushing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="him">him</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="Colm">Colm</span> <span word="O">O</span>'<span word="Connell">Connell</span>.</p>
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