体坛英语资讯：Foreign agents to blame for failure by Kenya to defend overall title at World Cships
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 15-- <span word="Lack">Lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="fail">fail</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defend">defend</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="giants">giants</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p><span word="Head">Head</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Julius">Julius</span> <span word="Kirwa">Kirwa</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="oversee">oversee</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="in">in</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="in">in</span> 2018 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2019 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="potential">potential</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="plans">plans</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="rearrangement">rearrangement</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="tune">tune</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="aspects">aspects</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="championships">championships</span>," <span word="Kirwa">Kirwa</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span> - <span word="Nicholas">Nicholas</span> <span word="Bett">Bett</span> (400<span word="m">m</span> <span word="hurdles">hurdles</span>, <span word="Eunice">Eunice</span> <span word="Sum">Sum</span> (800<span word="m">m</span>), <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Rudisha">Rudisha</span> (800<span word="m">m</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Julius">Julius</span> <span word="Yego">Yego</span> (<span word="javelin">javelin</span>) - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="performances">performances</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Kirwa">Kirwa</span> <span word="cited">cited</span> <span word="interference">interference</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span>' <span word="agents">agents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="managers">managers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="encountered">encountered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="autonomy">autonomy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="championships">championships</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="affair">affair</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="allegiance">allegiance</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="masters">masters</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Nike">Nike</span>, <span word="Adidas">Adidas</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Puma">Puma</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="representing">representing</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="grabbed">grabbed</span> 11 <span word="medals">medals</span> - <span word="five">five</span> <span word="gold">gold</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="bronze">bronze</span> - <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="with">with</span> 30 <span word="medals">medals</span> (10 <span word="gold">gold</span>, 11 <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="bronze">bronze</span>).</p>
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