It's common sense that African athletes always make a clean sweep in track events: middle or long distance races. relays, hurdles, barriers, and marathon.

众所周知，非洲运动员在径赛表现尤其抢眼。长跑、接力、跨栏、障碍跑，还是马拉松，他们都大获全胜。

The events are broadly categorized into sprints, middle and long distance runs, hurdles, relays, jumps and throws, each demanding unique skills and disciplines.

比赛项目大致分为短跑、长跑、跨栏、接力、跳跃和投掷，每项都要求独能和训练。

Kenya is famous for the dominance of its middle-and long-distance runners. These days that reputation is looking tarnished.

肯尼亚以长跑运动员优势而闻名，如今这一声誉似乎已经受损。

In the late 1950s Philip Knight was a middle-distance runner on the University of Oregon track team, coached by Bill Bowerman.

在 50 年代后期， 菲利普·奈是俄勒冈大学田径队长跑运动员，教练是比尔· 鲍尔曼。