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NAIROBI， March 30 (Xinhua) -- World half marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir has warned her rivals she is in top form as she seeks to conquer the Prague Half Marathon course on Saturday in Czech Republic.


Jepchirchir， speaking in Nairobi on Thursday as she left for Prague， said she has had good training and she is eager to lay down the gauntlet to her rivals.


"I feel comfortable as I go for this race. I have done enough work in training and hopefully， it will count towards my victory，" she said.


She was accompanied by Leonard Komon， fresh from his fourth finish at the Kampala World Cross Country Championships in Uganda.


Komon holds the world records at 10km and 15km and he will be trying to improve on his third-place finish in Prague from 2015.


Alongside the two， the organisers have also called in two Rio Olympic medalists - Galen Rupp (USA) and Tamirat Tola (Ethiopia) - to spice up the race.


The women's race features Jepchirchir， who clocked 1:05:06 half marathon world record performance in Dubai in January.


She will be challenged by the Prague event record-holder Violah Jepchumba， whose 1:05:51 clocking in the Czech capital last year was the fastest half marathon performance of 2016.


The race will include three other women who have run faster than 1:07:00. They are Joyciline Jepkosgei， who ran 1:06:08 in Ras al-Khaimah last month， former race record-holder Worknesh Degefa of Ethiopia， and Kenya's African Games 10，000m silver medallist Gladys Chesir.


U.S. duo Jordan Hasay and Maegan Krifchin are also in the field， along with Eva Vrabcova of the Czech Republic.


The men's field has Komon leading the onslaught and will face his biggest threat coming from another Kenyan， Barselius Kipyego who set a course record of 59:15 in Czech Republic's town of Usti nad Labem last September on what had not previously been considered a fast course.


Olympic bronze medallist Galen Rupp and Tamirat Tola are also in the field. Tola finished third in the 10，000m at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and looks to be in top condition this year after running 2:04:11 to win in the Dubai Marathon in January.


BEIJING Cheap Men's Nike Air Max 97 KPU Grey , Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Buddhist and Taoist temples across China received government instructions Thursday, warning them against seeking profits in the name of religion.


A guideline to regulate commercial activities in Buddhist and Taoist temples was jointly issued by 12 departments including the State Administration of Religious Affairs (SARA), the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Cheap Men's Nike Air Max 97 2017 Retro Black , the Office of the Central Leading Group for Cyberspace Affairs, and Ministry of Public Security.


The document reminded Buddhist and Taoist temples of their nature as non-profit organizations and forbade any organizations and individuals from profiting from religious activities.


Although temples are allowed to engage in commercial activities, such as publishing books Cheap 2017 Men's Nike Air Max Flair Red Black , or selling religious objects and artwork, the activities should be for maintenance and operation of temples or for charity programs, said an SARA statement.


Commercial activities by Buddhist temples are intended to promote Buddhism in approachable ways and will not aim to make a profit Cheap 2017 Men's Nike Air Max Flair Blue White , said Master Xuecheng, president of the Buddhist Association of China.


Li Guangfu, chairman of China Taoist Association Cheap Men's Nike Air Max Flair 2017 Blue White , echoed Xuecheng's comment by saying that it is important for temples to draw a clear line between necessary commercial practices and profit-seeking ones.


SARA decided to tighten supervision on financial management of temples, asking them to adopt the same systems of finance, tax Cheap Men's Nike Air Presto Black Yellow , asset management and accounting as non-religious institutions.


Temples should register at taxation authorities and report their revenues and expenditures according to the law, the document said.


A third-party supervisor will be introduced to oversee financial operations and the donation funds of temples, and relevant information will be published.


Promoting religion online will also be subject to government regulation. Organizations and individuals that would like to provide religious information services online should apply to the provincial religious affairs departments Cheap Nike Air Presto BR Navy , according to the document.


The guideline also pushed local governments to curb the seeking of profits in the name of religion.


Tourist sites known for their religious significance are banned from charging high entrance fees, and local governments are discouraged from erecting unnecessarily large religious idols and building temples in non-religious locations for the sake of attracting tourists.


They should not fuel "religious craze" as a way to boost the economy and develop tourism, the document stressed.


The government will crack down upon organizations and individuals that hire fake monks or Taoists and hold illegal rituals to gain donations or encourage irrational spending on religious rituals.


Effort will be made to minimize air pollution and fire risks from incense burning and to regulate the Buddhist practice of freeing captive animals in order to prevent invasive species.


"The problem of some temples being too commercialized will affect the healthy development of the two religions Cheap Men's Nike Air Presto Black Red , compromise social morals and trigger corruption," said the guideline.


The cause of the problem is complicated, partly due to less disciplined religious people and partly to interest groups that want to turn faith into a business Cheap Men's Nike Air Presto QS Green Black , said an anonymous SARA official.


Both Master Xuecheng and Li pledged that temples will tighten management and strictly implement discipline.


A Taoist temple in central China's Henan Province has been shut down due to excessive commercial practices, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage (SACH) said Thursday.


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