体坛英语资讯：Kenyan athletic chiefs accuse minister of interfering with athletes
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 9-- <span word="Athletics">Athletics</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="protested">protested</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="athletics">athletics</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="Athletics">Athletics</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> (<span word="AK">AK</span>) <span word="Senior">Senior</span> <span word="Vice">Vice</span>-<span word="President">President</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Charge">Charge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Competitions">Competitions</span>, <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Mutwii">Mutwii</span>, <span word="took">took</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="single">single</span>-<span word="handedly">handedly</span> <span word="selecting">selecting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="represent">represent</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Athletics">Athletics</span> <span word="Federations">Federations</span> (<span word="IAAF">IAAF</span>) <span word="Gold">Gold</span> <span word="Label">Label</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="input">input</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="association">association</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Entering">Entering</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span>-<span word="organized">organized</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sole">sole</span> <span word="duty">duty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Athletics">Athletics</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>," <span word="Mutwii">Mutwii</span> <span word="reiterated">reiterated</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="association">association</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="competitions">competitions</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="managers">managers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="AK">AK</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="agents">agents</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="behalf">behalf</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="organization">organization</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="September">September</span>, <span word="Wario">Wario</span> <span word="flagged">flagged</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="runners">runners</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sanlam">Sanlam</span> <span word="Cape">Cape</span> <span word="Town">Town</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="Athletics">Athletics</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="norm">norm</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="runners">runners</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="awards">awards</span> <span word="of">of</span> 10,000 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>, 5,000 <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="and">and</span> 2,500 <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="respectively">respectively</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="podium">podium</span> <span word="finishes">finishes</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Ethiopian">Ethiopian</span> <span word="runners">runners</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="races">races</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span>, <span word="Agnes">Agnes</span> <span word="Kiprop">Kiprop</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2:31.00.</p><p><span word="Mutwii">Mutwii</span> <span word="questioned">questioned</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="answerable">answerable</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="misfortune">misfortune</span> <span word="befell">befell</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="runners">runners</span>.</p><p>"<span word="An">An</span> <span word="athlete">athlete</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="sick">sick</span>, <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="attacked">attacked</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="liable">liable</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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