体坛英语资讯：Paul Bitok to step down as Rwanda volleyball coach
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 29-- <span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="volleyball">volleyball</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Bitok">Bitok</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> 10-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="tenure">tenure</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 45-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="credited">credited</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="assisting">assisting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="volleyball">volleyball</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="appointment">appointment</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="tenure">tenure</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="extension">extension</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> 10-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="era">era</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thank">thank</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="strength">strength</span>, <span word="health">health</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span> <span word="Volleyball">Volleyball</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sports">Sports</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Culture">Culture</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Bitok">Bitok</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="Bitok">Bitok</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="coy">coy</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="move">move</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>.</p><p>"<span word="More">More</span> <span word="details">details</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="months">months</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Bitok">Bitok</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="volleyball">volleyball</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Intercontinental">Intercontinental</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="qualifying">qualifying</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="August">August</span>.</p><p><span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Netherlands">Netherlands</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Belgium">Belgium</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="qualifiers">qualifiers</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="August">August</span> 2 <span word="to">to</span> 4.</p><p><span word="Bitok">Bitok</span>, 45, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="volleyball">volleyball</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="handled">handled</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="age">age</span>-<span word="group">group</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="competitions">competitions</span>.</p>
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