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NAIROBI, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Former world cross champion Agnes Tirop's journey from career threatening injury back to stardom is almost complete as she sealed her spot in the Kenya team winning the 10 Wholesale San Jose Sharks Jerseys ,000m race during the national trials in Nairobi on Friday.
Tirop, 21, led from the front as she claimed the women's 10,000m in a fast time of 31:56.00 ahead of reigning world cross country champion Irene Cheptai 31:56.04 while Africa 10 Wholesale Pittsburgh Penguins Jerseys ,000m winner Alice Aprot (32:16.07) was third.
It is a victory for Tirop in her quest to overcome personal challenge of recovering fully from her right leg tendon injury, which she picked up on her way to win gold in Guiyang.
The injury punctured her sails and derailed what looked to be a promising career for the then 19-year-old.
"I am happy to make the Kenya team. Winning here was not that important because the war is not being fought here but in London. I want to show my critics that I have gone over the tough part of my injury and am ready to showcase my talent and win the world title," she said on Friday.
It will be a tall order to demand Tirop to fill in the shoes of sensational Vivian Cheruiyot, the world champion and Olympic 5 Wholesale Philadelphia Flyers Jerseys ,000m winner.
Cheruiyot, who has since moved up the ladder to the marathon distance, said she is confident Tirop and her two partners Cheptai and Aprot will weather the storm in London.
"I believe they have the stamina and strength to fight against the Ethiopians. But it is not just about the opponent, they need to find their own strength and let their legs do the talking Wholesale Ottawa Senators Jerseys ," she said.
Tirop agrees saying she does not expect a walk in the pack in London.
"You always wonder if you will come back strong and whether your body will take the challenge. I have done well in training and now it is about time I prove myself on the world stage again," she said.
In the men's 5,000m race, Kenya will be represented in London by Cyrus Rutto Wholesale New York Rangers Jerseys , who clocked 13:31.05 ahead of Davis Kiplangat (13:31.7) and Josephat Kiprono 13:35.3.
It was justice served fairly as Rutto, missed out of Kenya team to Rio Olympics last year despite finishing third during the Rio Olympic trials but was sidelined for lack of experience.
World youth 3,000m silver medallist Davis Kiplagat held on to claim second spot as Geoffrey Koech settled for third in 13:33.9 in one of the close at finish to seal the last place in the 5,000m team.
It is a new team noting that veteran Edwin Soi, a former Olympic bronze medallist, was a distant sixth. World 5,000m silver medalist Caleb Mwangangi failed to start.
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BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Argentina is seeking to deepen its tourism relations with China, in order to facilitate mutual discovery and better understanding of each other, said Tourism Minister Gustavo Santos in an interview with Xinhua.
"China is the primary tourism market of the world while tourism is one of Argentina's main industries. For Argentina, developing tourism means creating jobs. Chinese tourists will be a great help in building a better country," said Santos.
"We want hundreds of thousands of Chinese tourists to start coming to Argentina. Tourism means knowledge, discovery, accepting diversity. It is a powerful tool for peace and human understanding," he added.
For Santos, both countries offer great variety. He explained how Argentina "has every climate, every landscape, diverse culture, fantastic nature, an extraordinary culture. From tango to football, wine, the great city of Buenos Aires, continental glacier, Antarctica with its penguins, the Puna grasslands, and the Iguazu Falls, one of the seven natural wonders of the world."
These attractions "are here for our Chinese friends to come and discover them," he added.
MAKING IT EASIER
Argentina is also seeking to facilitate the arrival of Chinese visitors, amounting to 30,000 in 2015. In July, Argentina decided to allow Chinese tourists, with existing visas for the U.S. or the European Union, to enter the country and only needing to fill in an electronic travel form online.
"This will be important. We are making it easier for Chinese tourists to come here," commented the minister, adding that this goes along with events in the region. "Argentina has made a proposal to Brazil and Chile for a similar reciprocity of visas. That way, if a Chinese tourists has obtained a Brazilian visa, that will be recognized in our country and no other visa will be needed. The same with Chile."