体坛英语资讯：African Games lose continental appeal as Kenya misses live broadcast
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span> 26-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="gloss">gloss</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="glamour">glamour</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="opting">opting</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Rabat">Rabat</span>, <span word="Morocco">Morocco</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="feed">feed</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="broadcast">broadcast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 19 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="Generally">Generally</span>, <span word="top">top</span> <span word="continental">continental</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="bidding">bidding</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="amounts">amounts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exclusive">exclusive</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="broadcast">broadcast</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="games">games</span>.</p><p><span word="None">None</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="happening">happening</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="channel">channel</span> <span word="Canal">Canal</span>+, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="broadcast">broadcast</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sub">Sub</span>-<span word="Saharan">Saharan</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="SuperSport">SuperSport</span> <span word="retaining">retaining</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="broadcasting">broadcasting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="beIN">beIN</span> <span word="Sports">Sports</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="broadcasting">broadcasting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="started">started</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="broadcasting">broadcasting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="games">games</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="confirmation">confirmation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="equated">equated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Mini">Mini</span>-<span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="glamour">glamour</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unlike">unlike</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="football">football</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> (<span word="AFCON">AFCON</span>), <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="religiously">religiously</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="states">states</span>.</p><p><span word="Several">Several</span> <span word="elite">elite</span> <span word="runners">runners</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> 5,000<span word="m">m</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Edward">Edward</span> <span word="Zakayo">Zakayo</span>, <span word="USA">USA</span>-<span word="based">based</span> 800<span word="m">m</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="Emmanuel">Emmanuel</span> <span word="Korir">Korir</span>, <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Saruni">Saruni</span>, <span word="Beatrice">Beatrice</span> <span word="Chepkoech">Chepkoech</span>, <span word="world">world</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="holder">holder</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 3,000 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="steeplechase">steeplechase</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Hyvin">Hyvin</span> <span word="Kiyeng">Kiyeng</span>, <span word="former">former</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stars">stars</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Rabat">Rabat</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="World">World</span> 800<span word="m">m</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Ereng">Ereng</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="trains">trains</span> <span word="Saruni">Saruni</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="athlete">athlete</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>.</p>
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