肯尼亚力争成为非洲第一个奥运主办国
<p><span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2024, <span word="Raila">Raila</span> <span word="Odinga">Odinga</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>肯尼亚总理拉伊拉•奥廷加(<span word="Raila">Raila</span> <span word="Odinga">Odinga</span>)表示，肯尼亚将申办2024年奥运会，力争成为非洲第一个举办奥运会的国家。</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Financial">Financial</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Odinga">Odinga</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="come">come</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="sub">sub</span>-<span word="Saharan">Saharan</span> <span word="region">region</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="trillion">trillion</span>-<span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boom">boom</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>, <span word="east">east</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="psychological">psychological</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span>.</p><p>在伦敦接受采访时，奥廷加表示，非洲国家举办奥运会的时候到了。他还说，撒哈拉沙漠以南地区规模达到万亿的经济在未来十年将繁荣发展。对于东非主要经济体肯尼亚来说，举办奥运会不仅会带来精神上的鼓励，也会在基础设施投资上获得"巨大收益"。</p><p>"<span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="as">as</span> 1968 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="bidding">bidding</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2004, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="local">local</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span> <span word="scoffed">scoffed</span>, <span word="illustrating">illustrating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drift">drift</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heady">heady</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1963.</p><p>他说："早在1968年的时候，肯尼亚就已经有信心申办奥运会。"但2004年当这个想法再次被提起的时候，当地报纸却冷嘲热讽，并指出1963年独立后肯尼亚确实经历了一段令人振奋的时期，但之后的发展方向就发生了偏离。</p>
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