体坛英语资讯：Botswana to host Zone 4 boxing championships
<p><span word="GABORONE">GABORONE</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 16-- <span word="Botswana">Botswana</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Zone">Zone</span> <span word="IV">IV</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Boxing">Boxing</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>, <span word="Gaborone">Gaborone</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="April">April</span> 24-27.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="boxers">boxers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Southern">Southern</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="offer">offer</span>.</p><p>64 <span word="male">male</span> <span word="and">and</span> 14 <span word="female">female</span> <span word="boxers">boxers</span> <span word="from">from</span> 12 <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span>.</p><p><span word="Botswana">Botswana</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="hosted">hosted</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="tournaments">tournaments</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="Sports">Sports</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="Region">Region</span> (<span word="AUSC">AUSC</span>) <span word="Region">Region</span> 5 <span word="under">under</span> 20 <span word="Youth">Youth</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Zone">Zone</span> <span word="VI">VI</span> <span word="Basketball">Basketball</span> <span word="Club">Club</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="preliminaries">preliminaries</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="boxers">boxers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="females">females</span>, <span word="Botswana">Botswana</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="medal">medal</span> <span word="prospects">prospects</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="high">high</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ladies">ladies</span> <span word="teams">teams</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="comprises">comprises</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lethabo">Lethabo</span> <span word="Modukanele">Modukanele</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 48<span word="kg">kg</span> <span word="division">division</span>, <span word="Keamogetse">Keamogetse</span> <span word="Kenosi">Kenosi</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Aratwa">Aratwa</span> <span word="Kesemang">Kesemang</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 57<span word="kg">kg</span> <span word="and">and</span> 60<span word="kg">kg</span> <span word="respectively">respectively</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Local">Local</span> <span word="Organizing">Organizing</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="chairperson">chairperson</span>, <span word="France">France</span> <span word="Mabiletsa">Mabiletsa</span> <span word="stated">stated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Botswana">Botswana</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>, <span word="highlighting">highlighting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="magnitude">magnitude</span>.</p><p><span word="Nine">Nine</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> 12 <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="participation">participation</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Mozambique">Mozambique</span>, <span word="Malawi">Malawi</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="absence">absence</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="expecting">expecting</span> <span word="Somali">Somali</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="guest">guest</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="athlete">athlete</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Botswana">Botswana</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="hosted">hosted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Zone">Zone</span> <span word="IV">IV</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2013.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="qualifiers">qualifiers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="All">All</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winners">winners</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> 2020 <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>.</p>
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