体坛英语资讯：Kenya to use global athletics event to promote sports tourism
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 20-- <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Under">Under</span> 18 <span word="Athletics">Athletics</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="July">July</span> 12 <span word="to">to</span> 16 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="venture">venture</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="destination">destination</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="CEO">CEO</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="Tourism">Tourism</span> <span word="Board">Board</span> (<span word="KTB">KTB</span>), <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Betty">Betty</span> <span word="Radier">Radier</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="gradually">gradually</span> <span word="gaining">gaining</span> <span word="momentum">momentum</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="positioned">positioned</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="guests">guests</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 2,000 <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="over">over</span> 300 <span word="international">international</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 130 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="globe">globe</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spotlight">spotlight</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="audience">audience</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="offers">offers</span>," <span word="Radrier">Radrier</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="CEO">CEO</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="donation">donation</span> <span word="of">of</span> 200,000 <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="games">games</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="organizing">organizing</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> (<span word="LOC">LOC</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="championship">championship</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="destination">destination</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="games">games</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1999 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Bydgoszcz">Bydgoszcz</span>, <span word="Poland">Poland</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="edition">edition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="championships">championships</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="competitors">competitors</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> 17 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="younger">younger</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="CEO">CEO</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="organizing">organizing</span> <span word="committee">committee</span>, <span word="Mwangi">Mwangi</span> <span word="Muthee">Muthee</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="KTB">KTB</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span> <span word="and">and</span> '<span word="milk">milk</span>' <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="derived">derived</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="broadcasts">broadcasts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="beamed">beamed</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="globe">globe</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Sports">Sports</span> <span word="opens">opens</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="frontiers">frontiers</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="trained">trained</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>," <span word="Muthee">Muthee</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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