体坛英语资讯：Kenya rugby sevens to face tough tour of Olympic qualification
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 7-- <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rugby">rugby</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Murunga">Murunga</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="automatic">automatic</span> <span word="qualification">qualification</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="owing">owing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Series">Series</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="eighth">eighth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="season">season</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>, <span word="could">could</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="manage">manage</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Dubai">Dubai</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="leg">leg</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rugby">rugby</span> <span word="sevens">sevens</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Series">Series</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 14 <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="part">part</span>.</p><p><span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cape">Cape</span> <span word="Town">Town</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 10-<span word="leg">leg</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Series">Series</span> <span word="circuit">circuit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Murunga">Murunga</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="reacted">reacted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="Vincent">Vincent</span> <span word="Onyala">Onyala</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Cyprian">Cyprian</span> <span word="Kuto">Kuto</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seal">seal</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="leaky">leaky</span> <span word="defense">defense</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span>, <span word="Japan">Japan</span>. <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="benefitted">benefitted</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="automatic">automatic</span> <span word="qualification">qualification</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="four">four</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="baptized">baptized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="for">for</span> 10 <span word="points">points</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="leg">leg</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="one">one</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Murunga">Murunga</span>.</p><p><span word="Alongside">Alongside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sevens">sevens</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Series">Series</span>, <span word="six">six</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="finishing">finishing</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="respective">respective</span> <span word="continental">continental</span> <span word="championships">championships</span> - <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="Oceania">Oceania</span>, <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="South">South</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="wins">wins</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="inter">inter</span>-<span word="continental">continental</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pool">Pool</span> <span word="C">C</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="navigate">navigate</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="champions">champions</span> <span word="Fiji">Fiji</span>, <span word="France">France</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tourney">tourney</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="cup">cup</span> <span word="contest">contest</span>.</p>
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