体坛英语资讯：Chinese runners line up for Rwandan marathon
<p><span word="KIGALI">KIGALI</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 21-- <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="runners">runners</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> 3,500 <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 7<span word="th">th</span> <span word="edition">edition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kigali">Kigali</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="Organizers">Organizers</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="runners">runners</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="dedicated">dedicated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="awareness">awareness</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="widows">widows</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="orphans">orphans</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="genocide">genocide</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Tutsis">Tutsis</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1994.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="hills">hills</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kigali">Kigali</span> <span word="suburbs">suburbs</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sports">Sports</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Culture">Culture</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="Seventeen">Seventeen</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="ethnic">ethnic</span> <span word="Tutsis">Tutsis</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Hutus">Hutus</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="genocide">genocide</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="lasted">lasted</span> <span word="about">about</span> 100 <span word="days">days</span>.</p><p><span word="Organizers">Organizers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="publicity">publicity</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="shed">shed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="war">war</span>-<span word="ravaged">ravaged</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="construction">construction</span>", <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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