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　　A silver medallist at the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996, Hezekiel Sepeng is keen to clinch an 800 metres gold medal in Athens.

　　作为1996年亚特兰大奥运会的800米银牌得主，瑟彭现在非常希望能够在雅典获得一枚800米比赛的金牌。

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　　The South African has come to Greece with one aim in his mind, but the 30-year-old insists that missing out on gold for a third successive Olympics would not be the end of the world.

　　这位南非选手在来到希腊之前，脑子就只剩下了一个目标。尽管如此，30岁的瑟彭坚持，就算连续三届奥运会丢掉这块金牌，对于他来说也不会意味着世界末日的来临。

　　"I'm hunting the gold medal, so if I win that gold medal I'll be relieved and I'll be happy. I'll be one of those athletes who've achieved what they wanted, but you know it's not all about the gold medal for me. If it doesn't happen, life still goes on for me. I've got two babies at home and my life is more based on them now and if it doesn't happen, I'm just going to give my best. If it doesn't happen, life goes on, but I'm standing a good chance. I'm just going to go out and enjoy it and give my best."

　　“我的目标是这枚金牌，因此如果我能够获得冠军，我会非常放松，非常高兴。我会成为少数能够达成自己目标的运动员之一，你知道这对于我来说远远不是一枚金牌那么简单。就算我拿不到金牌，生活还是要继续下去。我在家里有两个孩子，我的生活就建立在他们上面。就算拿不到金牌，我会尽我的全力去比赛，生活还要继续下去。不过这次我的机会很好，我只是需要勇敢的出赛并用我的全力去欣赏比赛。”

　　Sepeng is expected to finish amongst the medals, but he rates his rivals highly and knows that he will have to be at his best if he is to succeed at the XXVIII (28th) Olympiad.

　　人们普遍认为，瑟彭有实力在比赛中夺得一枚奖牌。但是他给了他的对手很高的评价，瑟彭也知道，如果他想要获得这枚金牌的话，就要用自己最好的状态去参加比赛。

　　Wilfred Kipkemboi is a rising star in the 800 metres, making his mark at the 2001 World Championships, where he finished in second place.

　　在800米这个项目上，基普肯波伊是一名正在冉冉升起的明星。他在2001年的世界田径锦标赛中取得了好成绩，夺得了亚军的名次。

　　"Since this is going to be my first Olympics, it's really exciting to be here in the first place. However, starting as the favourite also it gives it more pressure than just trying to come here and enjoy, but I'm focused and that is really what is important for me now."

　　“这是我第一次参加奥运会的比赛，我能够以排名第一的身份来到这儿非常高兴。不过被人们视为夺冠热门也给了我很大的压力，我尽量来到这里享受比赛。但是我觉得，这个比赛对我来说真的很重要。”

　　Sepeng and Kipkemboi's duel in the 800 metres promises to be a particularly memorable event - one man's career is winding down, while the other's is in the ascendancy.

　　瑟彭和基普肯波伊之间的竞争绝对是一场有着纪念意义的比赛——其中一位的竞技生涯已经开始走下坡路，而另外一位则是如日中天。

　　But Sepeng is a man on a mission and his desire could be the key to gold.

　　不过瑟彭心理对冠军的那份渴望，将有可能是决定金牌归属的关键所在。