体坛英语资讯：Kenyan Refugee Olympic athlete Nathike braves COVID-19
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 8-- <span word="Refugee">Refugee</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="flag">flag</span> <span word="bearer">bearer</span> <span word="Rose">Rose</span> <span word="Nathike">Nathike</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="competed">competed</span> <span word="in">in</span> 800<span word="m">m</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="R">R</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2016, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brighter">brighter</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span>.</p><p><span word="Nathike">Nathike</span>, 26, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adjust">adjust</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="extension">extension</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="epidemic">epidemic</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="prepares">prepares</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2020 <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>.</p><p><span word="Nathike">Nathike</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="trains">trains</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iten">Iten</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Rift">Rift</span> <span word="Valley">Valley</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ngong">Ngong</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retrace">retrace</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="refugee">refugee</span> <span word="camp">camp</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kakuma">Kakuma</span>, <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="enforced">enforced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dusk">dusk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dawn">dawn</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="curfew">curfew</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="curb">curb</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="dampened">dampened</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="succeed">succeed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>.</p><p>"<span word="As">As</span> <span word="refugees">refugees</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="hope">hope</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="hardships">hardships</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="situations">situations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span>," <span word="Nathike">Nathike</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Channel">Channel</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Kakuma">Kakuma</span> <span word="refugee">refugee</span> <span word="camp">camp</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="athlete">athlete</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="courtesy">courtesy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="solidarity">solidarity</span> <span word="sponsorship">sponsorship</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="actualize">actualize</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="dream">dream</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="on">on</span> <span word="April">April</span> 1 <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scholarship">scholarship</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="preparations">preparations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> 48 <span word="Refugee">Refugee</span> <span word="Athletes">Athletes</span> <span word="to">to</span> 2021.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="grant">grant</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Solidarity">Solidarity</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Refugee">Refugee</span> <span word="Athletes">Athletes</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="qualifying">qualifying</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> 2020, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="careers">careers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="future">future</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="IOC">IOC</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="to">to</span> 2021, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p>
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