体坛英语资讯：Feature: Marathoner Tuliamuk relishing Olympic dream despite coronavirus disruption
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 3-- <span word="Marathoner">Marathoner</span> <span word="Aliphine">Aliphine</span> <span word="Tuliamuk">Tuliamuk</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="flourish">flourish</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="before">before</span>.</p><p><span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span>-<span word="turned">turned</span>-<span word="American">American</span> <span word="Tuliamuk">Tuliamuk</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difficulties">difficulties</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="endured">endured</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Rift">Rift</span> <span word="Valley">Valley</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="budding">budding</span> <span word="athlete">athlete</span> <span word="over">over</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="resilient">resilient</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="overcome">overcome</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="heal">heal</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="pursue">pursue</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hopefully">hopefully</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span>, <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="collective">collective</span> <span word="goals">goals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="life">life</span>," <span word="Tuliamuk">Tuliamuk</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="millennium">millennium</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> 2020 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span> <span word="Trials">Trials</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="promising">promising</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="runner">runner</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Rift">Rift</span> <span word="Valley">Valley</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>.</p><p><span word="Only">Only</span> 11 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="selected">selected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Rift">Rift</span> <span word="Valley">Valley</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 10,000<span word="m">m</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="outracing">outracing</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arduous">arduous</span> <span word="event">event</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>, <span word="her">her</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> - <span word="Geoffrey">Geoffrey</span> <span word="Ptormos">Ptormos</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="distant">distant</span> <span word="relative">relative</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tuliamuk">Tuliamuk</span>'<span word="s">s</span> - <span word="arranged">arranged</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Tegla">Tegla</span> <span word="Loroupe">Loroupe</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="Kapenguria">Kapenguria</span> <span word="legend">legend</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2000 <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> 5,000<span word="m">m</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="captured">captured</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span> <span word="titles">titles</span>, <span word="three">three</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Championship">Championship</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="titles">titles</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="holder">holder</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="over">over</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2:20:43 <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="September">September</span> 2001.</p>
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