体坛英语资讯：Former international decries falling standards of boxing in Kenya
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 17-- <span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="boxer">boxer</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="decried">decried</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="powerhouse">powerhouse</span> <span word="ought">ought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drawing">drawing</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="arrest">arrest</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decline">decline</span>.</p><p><span word="Samuel">Samuel</span> <span word="Otieno">Otieno</span>, 55, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="christened">christened</span> "<span word="Hit">Hit</span> <span word="Squad">Squad</span>" <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="glory">glory</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="attempts">attempts</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="broaden">broaden</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="boxers">boxers</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Currently">Currently</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="league">league</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="locked">locked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="boxers">boxers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="handful">handful</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pugilists">pugilists</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ply">ply</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>," <span word="Otieno">Otieno</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="welterweight">welterweight</span> <span word="category">category</span> <span word="lamented">lamented</span>.</p><p><span word="Presently">Presently</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="county">county</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="disciplined">disciplined</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="Service">Service</span>, <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="Prisons">Prisons</span> <span word="Service">Service</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="Defence">Defence</span> <span word="Forces">Forces</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="league">league</span>.</p><p><span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1980<span word="s">s</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="corporations">corporations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sponsored">sponsored</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="folded">folded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outfits">outfits</span> <span word="owing">owing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="structural">structural</span> <span word="adjustment">adjustment</span> <span word="programs">programs</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="aforementioned">aforementioned</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="existence">existence</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="employers">employers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="capable">capable</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="Prior">Prior</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fearsome">fearsome</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="competed">competed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="titles">titles</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="competitions">competitions</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Mismanagement">Mismanagement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="biased">biased</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="selection">selection</span> <span word="criteria">criteria</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="malaise">malaise</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="plunge">plunge</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="depths">depths</span> <span word="locally">locally</span>. <span word="Currently">Currently</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="boxers">boxers</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disciplined">disciplined</span> <span word="forces">forces</span>," <span word="Otieno">Otieno</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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