Zhou Chunxiu becomes China's 1st world marathon medalist

时间：2007-09-03 03:20:49

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Osaka, Sept. 2 - Zhou Chunxiu became China's first marathon medalist in major world championships after winning the silver here on Sunday.

 

 Zhou, a surprise winner in this year's London Marathon, led with two kilometers away but 2003 world champion Catherine Ndereba overtook2 her and won her second world title in 2:30:37.

 

But a second place finish was enough to make history. Zhou was the first Chinese to win a medal at Olympic or world championships marathons.

 

Zhou, this year's fastest marathoner with 2:20:38, clocked 2:30:50 in Osaka's sweltering heat. Japan's Reiko Tosa won the bronze in 2:30:55.

 

Zhou has been regarded a favorite since surprising a strong field to win the London marathon last April. The 28-year-old was fifth in the last worlds and was a distant 33rd in the Athens Olympics.

 

The race started at 7 a.m. local time to avoid the heat that has bothered athletes at the championships. The temperatures reached 31 celsius3 degrees with humidity4 at 52 percent as the leaders approached the finish.

 

Zhou complained about an ankle injury and the weather after the race.

 

"At the end, the last two km, my foot started to hurt. One week before coming to the championships I got hurt in China at the inner1 side of my right ankle. I got treatment and it got better. But this is one of the reasons why at the end I could not stick to Catherine Ndereba," she said.

 

"The other reason is the weather here. Catherine was very strong today. It feels just O.K. to have the silver medal."

 

But she is confident that she can do better at next year's Beijing Olympic Games.

 

"Now, I will go back to China, have a rest. This was my last big competition for this year. In 2008, at the Olympic Games, everything will work in favor of me, because it is my home country."

 

Zhou's silver is China's third medal in the world championships. Liu Xiang won a gold in the men's 110m hurdles5 and Zhang Wenxiu took a bronze in the women's hammer throw.

 

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1 inner 96Mxs     
adj.内部的，里面的；内在的，内心的；精神的
参考例句：
  • The label is on the inner side of the box.标签贴在盒子内侧。
  • Other people seek the mountains for renewal of their inner lives.另一些人到深山中去，寻求新的精神生活。
2 overtook d4868bda3eafbf172851b68d85ee5547     
v.追上，赶上，超过( overtake的过去式 )；（不愉快的事情）突然发生；突然降临；（在数量或重要性方面）大于
参考例句：
  • The blue car overtook ours. 那辆蓝色的汽车超过我们的车子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • A storm overtook the little boat. 小船突然遇到了暴风雨的袭击。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 Celsius AXRzl     
adj.摄氏温度计的，摄氏的
参考例句：
  • The temperature tonight will fall to seven degrees Celsius.今晚气温将下降到七摄氏度。
  • The maximum temperature in July may be 36 degrees Celsius.七月份最高温度可能达到36摄氏度。
4 humidity tcNxW     
n.湿度，潮湿，湿气
参考例句：
  • The house is not comfortable tonight ,because of the high humidity.由于湿度高，今晚屋子里不舒服。
  • It's difficult to work because of the humidity.由于空气潮湿，工作很困难。
5 hurdles ef026c612e29da4e5ffe480a8f65b720     
n.障碍( hurdle的名词复数 )；跳栏；（供人或马跳跃的）栏架；跨栏赛
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  • In starting a new company, many hurdles must be crossed. 刚开办一个公司时，必须克服许多障碍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • There are several hurdles to be got over in this project. 在这项工程中有一些困难要克服。 来自辞典例句

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