体坛英语资讯：Return of Diamond League offers Kenyan athletes hope, chance to star in athletics
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 16-- <span word="Champions">Champions</span> <span word="Helen">Helen</span> <span word="Obiri">Obiri</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Faith">Faith</span> <span word="Kipyegon">Kipyegon</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="elite">elite</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="eyeing">eyeing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="Diamond">Diamond</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="quest">quest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 19.</p><p><span word="Kipyegon">Kipyegon</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> 1,500<span word="m">m</span> <span word="champion">champion</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hopeful">hopeful</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="posted">posted</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="lap">lap</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2016 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="restore">restore</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2021.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="Diamond">Diamond</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="begin">begin</span>," <span word="Kipyegon">Kipyegon</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="Kipyegon">Kipyegon</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="memories">memories</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>, <span word="having">having</span> <span word="smashed">smashed</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="occasions">occasions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2016 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="clocked">clocked</span> 3:56.82.</p><p>"<span word="Well">Well</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> 3:54.22 <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="maternity">maternity</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span>," <span word="Kipyegon">Kipyegon</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="But">But</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="September">September</span>."</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Obiri">Obiri</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="regain">regain</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="fitness">fitness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 12-<span word="lap">lap</span> <span word="race">race</span>.</p><p><span word="Obiri">Obiri</span>, 30, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2020 <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="postponed">postponed</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Athletics">Athletics</span> <span word="announcing">announcing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="rescheduled">rescheduled</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remainder">remainder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2020 <span word="season">season</span>, <span word="Obiri">Obiri</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="prior">prior</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Diamond">Diamond</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Oslo">Oslo</span>, <span word="Norway">Norway</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="June">June</span> 11.</p>
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