体坛英语资讯：Kenya boxers hope to break gold medal jinx at Commonwealth Games
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 19-- <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="their">their</span> 14-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="jinx">jinx</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medal">medal</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gold">Gold</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span> <span word="Commonwealth">Commonwealth</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="April">April</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 2010 <span word="Commonwealth">Commonwealth</span> <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="medalist">medalist</span> <span word="Benson">Benson</span> <span word="Gicharu">Gicharu</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="potential">potential</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Commonwealth">Commonwealth</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Commonwealth">Commonwealth</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="colonies">colonies</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Commonwealth">Commonwealth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 72 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Gold">Gold</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="April">April</span> 4-15.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="qualified">qualified</span> <span word="coaches">coaches</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hunger">hunger</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="excel">excel</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boxers">boxers</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="answers">answers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Gold">Gold</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Gicharu">Gicharu</span>.</p><p><span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="boxers">boxers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Commonwealth">Commonwealth</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="embarked">embarked</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="regimen">regimen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="of">of</span> 24 <span word="boxers">boxers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="Boxing">Boxing</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span> 28.</p><p><span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Patrick">Patrick</span> <span word="Maina">Maina</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="preparation">preparation</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gauge">gauge</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="heading">heading</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="camp">camp</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="important">important</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="boxers">boxers</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="on">on</span>," <span word="Maina">Maina</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 24-<span word="member">member</span> <span word="team">team</span> - 20 <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> 4 <span word="women">women</span>- <span word="pitched">pitched</span> <span word="camp">camp</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="training">training</span>.</p>
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