体坛英语资讯：Kenyas athletics chiefs alter calendar to accommodate international events
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 29-- <span word="Athletics">Athletics</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="schedule">schedule</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accommodate">accommodate</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="continental">continental</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2017/2018 <span word="calendar">calendar</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="events">events</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="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="commence">commence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="November">November</span> 2017 <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="March">March</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="April">April</span> 2018.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="compelled">compelled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Commonwealth">Commonwealth</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="August">August</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="April">April</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Commonwealth">Commonwealth</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pave">pave</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="preparations">preparations</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Senior">Senior</span> <span word="Athletics">Athletics</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="continental">continental</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Indoor">Indoor</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="March">March</span> 2018 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Birmingham">Birmingham</span>, <span word="England">England</span>; <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Cross">Cross</span> <span word="Country">Country</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chlef">Chlef</span>, <span word="Algeria">Algeria</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Half">Half</span> <span word="Marathon">Marathon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Valencia">Valencia</span>, <span word="Spain">Spain</span> (<span word="March">March</span> 24).</p><p><span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Commonwealth">Commonwealth</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Gold">Gold</span> <span word="Coast">Coast</span>, <span word="Australia">Australia</span> (<span word="April">April</span> 8-15); <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Senior">Senior</span> <span word="Athletics">Athletics</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Delta">Delta</span> <span word="State">State</span>, <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span> (<span word="August">August</span> 1-5); <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Youth">Youth</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Buenos">Buenos</span> <span word="Aires">Aires</span>, <span word="Argentina">Argentina</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="October">October</span> 6-18.</p><p><span word="Mutwii">Mutwii</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="AK">AK</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="culminate">culminate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trials">trials</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="select">select</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Commonwealth">Commonwealth</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>.</p>
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