体坛英语资讯：Norwegian ace Ostberg to challenge Kenyas Baryan for African Rally crown
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 3-- <span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="Manvir">Manvir</span> <span word="Baryan">Baryan</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="braced">braced</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stiff">stiff</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="FIA">FIA</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Rally">Rally</span> <span word="Championship">Championship</span> (<span word="ARC">ARC</span>) <span word="crown">crown</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Norwegian">Norwegian</span> <span word="ace">ace</span> <span word="Mads">Mads</span> <span word="Ostberg">Ostberg</span>.</p><p><span word="Baryan">Baryan</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retain">retain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crown">crown</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="row">row</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entry">entry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ostberg">Ostberg</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eight">eight</span>-<span word="legged">legged</span> <span word="continental">continental</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="kicks">kicks</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bandama">Bandama</span> <span word="Rally">Rally</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cote">Cote</span> <span word="d">d</span>'<span word="Ivoire">Ivoire</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="February">February</span> 23.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Norwegian">Norwegian</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Citroen">Citroen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="M">M</span>-<span word="Sport">Sport</span> <span word="factory">factory</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Portugal">Portugal</span> <span word="Rally">Rally</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Ford">Ford</span> <span word="Fiesta">Fiesta</span>.</p><p><span word="Ostberg">Ostberg</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="Norwegian">Norwegian</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Rally">Rally</span> <span word="Championship">Championship</span> <span word="winner">winner</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="option">option</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wheel">wheel</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rally">rally</span> <span word="car">car</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="confirming">confirming</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2019 <span word="ARC">ARC</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="successfully">successfully</span> <span word="retained">retained</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ARC">ARC</span> <span word="trophy">trophy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defend">defend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="crown">crown</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2019," <span word="Baryan">Baryan</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="granted">granted</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="governing">governing</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="FIA">FIA</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ARC">ARC</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 6 <span word="and">and</span> 7 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="penned">penned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="Safari">Safari</span> <span word="Rally">Rally</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="leg">leg</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Rally">Rally</span> <span word="Championship">Championship</span> (<span word="WRC">WRC</span>) <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="circuit">circuit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Legendary">Legendary</span> <span word="rally">rally</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="FIA">FIA</span> <span word="Race">Race</span> <span word="Director">Director</span>, <span word="Michele">Michele</span> <span word="Mouton">Mouton</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="inspect">inspect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="routes">routes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="earmarked">earmarked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="rally">rally</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="July">July</span>.</p>
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