体坛英语资讯：Kenya, Cameroon to bid for continental Olympic volleyball qualifiers
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 2-- <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Cameroon">Cameroon</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="jostling">jostling</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="bidding">bidding</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="volleyball">volleyball</span> <span word="qualifiers">qualifiers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2020 <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="bids">bids</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Confederation">Confederation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Volleyball">Volleyball</span> (<span word="CAVB">CAVB</span>), <span word="eyeing">eyeing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="championships">championships</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 6-12, 2020.</p><p><span word="CAVB">CAVB</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Amr">Amr</span> <span word="Elwani">Elwani</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> - <span word="three">three</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="women">women</span> - <span word="have">have</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="participation">participation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="requests">requests</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deadline">deadline</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span>.</p><p><span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>, <span word="Tunisia">Tunisia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Cameroon">Cameroon</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="qualifiers">qualifiers</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>, <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Cameroon">Cameroon</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tournaments">tournaments</span>.</p><p><span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> 6.5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="shillings">shillings</span> (65,000 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CAVB">CAVB</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="qualifiers">qualifiers</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="CAVB">CAVB</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> 70,000 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Cameroon">Cameroon</span>.</p><p><span word="Initially">Initially</span>, <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="of">of</span> 50,000 <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Cameroon">Cameroon</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> 60,000 <span word="dollars">dollars</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2016 <span word="Rio">Rio</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>, <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="represented">represented</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Cameroon">Cameroon</span> <span word="representing">representing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="event">event</span>.</p><p><span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="Volleyball">Volleyball</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span> (<span word="KVF">KVF</span>) <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Waithaka">Waithaka</span> <span word="Kioni">Kioni</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="arena">arena</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> 15-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="absence">absence</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> 2004 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span>.</p>
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