体坛英语资讯：2017 Netball World Youth Cup starts in Botswana
<p><span word="GABORONE">GABORONE</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 8-- <span word="The">The</span> 2017 <span word="Netball">Netball</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Youth">Youth</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> (<span word="NWYC">NWYC</span>) <span word="started">started</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Botswana">Botswana</span>, <span word="highlighted">highlighted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="glittering">glittering</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="side">side</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="anticipated">anticipated</span> <span word="under">under</span>-21 <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="rolling">rolling</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="packed">packed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>.</p><p><span word="Botswana">Botswana</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Seretse">Seretse</span> <span word="Khama">Khama</span> <span word="Ian">Ian</span> <span word="Khama">Khama</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="together">together</span> 20 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="netball">netball</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span>, <span word="Khama">Khama</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="trusted">trusted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="preparations">preparations</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="enjoyable">enjoyable</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="memorable">memorable</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="hopefully">hopefully</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="noble">noble</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Netball">Netball</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span> (<span word="INF">INF</span>) <span word="of">of</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="code">code</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="Khama">Khama</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Botswana">Botswana</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="under">under</span>-21 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="springboard">springboard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="netball">netball</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Botswana">Botswana</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="level">level</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="glittering">glittering</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="showcased">showcased</span> <span word="Botswana">Botswana</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="prowess">prowess</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="song">song</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="choreography">choreography</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="showcase">showcase</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="teams">teams</span>' <span word="parade">parade</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="quest">quest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="convincing">convincing</span> 72-26 <span word="win">win</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Malaysia">Malaysia</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pool">Pool</span> <span word="C">C</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="night">night</span>.</p>
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