Kenya's Chemos eyes Diamond Race victory

 　　NAIROBI, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- As the dust settles on the London Diamond League, Kenya's Milcah Chemos Chweya is smiling all the way to the bank.

　　Chemos, the world 3,000m steeplechase champion, becomes the first athlete in the premier¹ track and field competition, to clinch² the Samsung Diamond Race with two races to spare in Zurich and Brussels all set for September.

　　This means that she can now reserve her energy and concentrate on clinching³ gold at the world championships and maybe make an attempt on breaking the world record, which is currently being held by Russian Gulnara Galkina 8:58.81.

　　Chemos clocked her personal best time at the Rome Golden Gala, the third stop in the 14-tier Samsung Diamond League in June when she clocked 9:12.89 to win the race.

　　She remains⁴ unbeaten this season having started with a good performance in Doha winning in 9:16.44.

　　She went to win in her specialty⁵ at Rome, New York, Lausanne and London to see her tally⁶ shoot up to 20 points. The second best placed athlete is Ethiopia's Sofia Assefa with 10.

　　This means the maximum points she can get in Brussels will be 18 if she wins the race. This is less compared to Chemos tally.

　　All she needs to do now is compete in Brussels and irrespective of whether she finishes or not, the Diamond trophy⁷ and 40,000 U.S. dollars will be hers.

　　The Samsung Diamond League encompasses⁸ 32 individual event disciplines, with a points scoring "Diamond Race" which runs throughout the 14 meeting series.

　　Winners of each Diamond Race will be crowned with a Diamond Trophy and a cash prize but more importantly, after showing season long consistency⁹ earns the unchallenged honour of being the world number one.

1 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

2 clinch   

v.敲弯，钉牢；确定；扭住对方 [参]clench

参考例句：

• Clinch the boards together.用钉子把木板钉牢在一起。
• We don't accept us dollars,please Swiss francs to clinch a deal business.我方不收美元，请最好用瑞士法郎来成交生意。

3 clinching   

v.（尤指两人）互相紧紧抱[扭]住( clinch的现在分词 )；解决（争端、交易），达成（协议）

参考例句：

• Joe gets clinching evidence of the brains role when he dreams. 乔做梦时得到了大脑发生作用的决定性依据。 来自辞典例句
• Clinching, wrestling, pushing, or seizing, without attempting a throw or other technique. 抱，扭摔，推或抓而没有摔或其它的技术。 来自互联网

4 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

5 specialty   

n.(speciality)特性，特质；专业，专长

参考例句：

• Shell carvings are a specialty of the town.贝雕是该城的特产。
• His specialty is English literature.他的专业是英国文学。

6 tally   

n.计数器，记分，一致，测量；vt.计算，记录，使一致；vi.计算，记分，一致

参考例句：

• Don't forget to keep a careful tally of what you spend.别忘了仔细记下你的开支账目。
• The facts mentioned in the report tally to every detail.报告中所提到的事实都丝毫不差。

7 trophy   

n.优胜旗，奖品，奖杯，战胜品，纪念品

参考例句：

• The cup is a cherished trophy of the company.那只奖杯是该公司很珍惜的奖品。
• He hung the lion's head as a trophy.他把那狮子头挂起来作为狩猎纪念品。

8 encompasses   

v.围绕( encompass的第三人称单数 )；包围；包含；包括

参考例句：

• The job encompasses a wide range of responsibilities. 这项工作涉及的职责范围很广。
• Its conservation law encompasses both its magnitude and its direction. 它的守恒定律包括大小和方向两方面。 来自辞典例句

9 consistency   

n.一贯性，前后一致，稳定性；(液体的)浓度

参考例句：

• Your behaviour lacks consistency.你的行为缺乏一贯性。
• We appreciate the consistency and stability in China and in Chinese politics.我们赞赏中国及其政策的连续性和稳定性。