Vivian Cheruiyot awarded as Best Sportswoman of the Year

 　　LONDON, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan runner Vivian Cheruiyot won the Laureus Award on Monday as the best Sportswoman of the Year.

　　She snatched¹ gold medals of both 5,000 and 10,000 meters at the World Championships in Daegu.

　　One of the great distance runners of this generation, Cheruiyot ran a final kilometer in the 5,000 meters competition of 2 minutes and 41.76 seconds, the fastest ever in World Championship history.

　　In the 10,000 meters, she finished as her personal best with 30 minutes 48.98 seconds. Earlier this year Cheruiyot won the World Cross-Country Championship in Punta Umbria in Spain.

　　In the award ceremony, the 29-year-old lady in her silver evening dress appeared emotional², with her voice shaking. "Last year was a big year for me," she said.

　　Cheruiyot said she started running 5,000 meters since the age of 14. "I prefer the 5,000 because I used to do it. The 10,000 I started last year."

　　When asked about her advice to young people who would like to be involved in the sport, Cheruiyot said, "you have to love it."

1 snatched   

突然伸手拿取，攫取，抓住( snatch的过去式和过去分词 )； 抓紧时间做； 乘机获得； 夺去

参考例句：

• The boy snatched a piece of cake and ate it hungrily. 男孩抢过一块饼便贪婪地吃起来。
• The thief snatched her handbag and ran. 盗贼抢了她的手提包就跑。

2 emotional   

adj.令人动情的；易动感情的；感情(上)的

参考例句：

• Emotional people don't stop to calculate.感情容易冲动的人做事往往不加考虑。
• This is an emotional scene in the play.这是剧中动人的一幕。