体坛英语资讯：Manangoi asks athletes not to give up hope, focus on rescheduled season
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 1-- <span word="Former">Former</span> 1,500<span word="m">m</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Elijah">Elijah</span> <span word="Manangoi">Manangoi</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lockdown">lockdown</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fitness">fitness</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="improves">improves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="assurance">assurance</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="given">given</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="somber">somber</span> <span word="mood">mood</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="swept">swept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="and">and</span> 81 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span>.</p><p><span word="Training">Training</span> <span word="camps">camps</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span>.</p><p><span word="Manangoi">Manangoi</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="recovered">recovered</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="knee">knee</span> <span word="injury">injury</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="denied">denied</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defend">defend</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Doha">Doha</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2020 <span word="season">season</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="broke">broke</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Diamond">Diamond</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Doha">Doha</span>, <span word="Qatar">Qatar</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="April">April</span> 17. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="preparations">preparations</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span>. <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="events">events</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="postponed">postponed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="action">action</span>," <span word="Manangoi">Manangoi</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="Manangoi">Manangoi</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="peer">peer</span> <span word="runners">runners</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="opted">opted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cancellation">cancellation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="postponement">postponement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="depressed">depressed</span> <span word="further">further</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="training">training</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Diamond">Diamond</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gauge">gauge</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2021," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p>
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