体坛英语资讯：Olympic marathon champion laid to rest in Kenya
<p><span word="NYAHURU">NYAHURU</span>, <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 11-- <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Samuel">Samuel</span> <span word="Wanjiru">Wanjiru</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sombre">sombre</span> <span word="funeral">funeral</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Nyahururu">Nyahururu</span> <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="tens">tens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="braved">braved</span> <span word="intermittent">intermittent</span> <span word="downpour">downpour</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hero">hero</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="befitting">befitting</span> <span word="farewell">farewell</span>.</p><p><span word="London">London</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Bedford">Bedford</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span> <span word="Majors">Majors</span> (<span word="WMM">WMM</span>) <span word="trophy">trophy</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elite">elite</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="series">series</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Wanjiru">Wanjiru</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="marathoner">marathoner</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="fitting">fitting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trophy">trophy</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="him">him</span>," <span word="Bedford">Bedford</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="majors">majors</span> <span word="representative">representative</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="icon">icon</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="run">run</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span> <span word="Athletics">Athletics</span>, <span word="Kipchoge">Kipchoge</span> <span word="Keino">Keino</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="hero">hero</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rest">rest</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="sad">sad</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lesson">lesson</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="care">care</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="memorial">memorial</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="sits">sits</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="naming">naming</span> <span word="Nyahururu">Nyahururu</span> <span word="Stadium">Stadium</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="him">him</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="stated">stated</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="London">London</span> 2017 <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="Wanjiru">Wanjiru</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="runner">runner</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="soul">soul</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="pray">pray</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="him">him</span>," <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Catherine">Catherine</span> <span word="Ndereba">Ndereba</span> <span word="eulogised">eulogised</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="tight">tight</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avert">avert</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="stopping">stopping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>, <span word="Hannah">Hannah</span> <span word="Wanjiru">Wanjiru</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="opposed">opposed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="burial">burial</span>.</p>
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