体坛英语资讯：Kenya mens sevens rugby team seeking Olympic debut
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 24-- <span word="For">For</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>, <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Rugby">Rugby</span> <span word="Sevens">Sevens</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 8-9, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kenyan">Kenyan</span> <span word="sevens">sevens</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="sevens">sevens</span> <span word="debut">debut</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>.</p><p><span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</span>, <span word="Uganda">Uganda</span>, <span word="Madagascar">Madagascar</span>, <span word="Zambia">Zambia</span>, <span word="Tunisia">Tunisia</span>, <span word="Senegal">Senegal</span>, <span word="Morocco">Morocco</span>, <span word="Namibia">Namibia</span>, <span word="Ghana">Ghana</span>, <span word="Botswana">Botswana</span>, <span word="Mauritius">Mauritius</span>, <span word="Cote">Cote</span> <span word="d">d</span>'<span word="Ivoire">Ivoire</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span>.</p><p><span word="Winner">Winner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="Sevens">Sevens</span> <span word="trophy">trophy</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> 2020 <span word="while">while</span> <span word="runners">runners</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="repechage">repechage</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="grateful">grateful</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="Rugby">Rugby</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="believing">believing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Shujaa">Shujaa</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Feeney">Feeney</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="harness">harness</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dominate">dominate</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Series">Series</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="qualification">qualification</span>."</p><p><span word="Fiji">Fiji</span>, <span word="USA">USA</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Sevens">Sevens</span> <span word="Series">Series</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="confirm">confirm</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="places">places</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span>.</p><p><span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ninth">ninth</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seal">seal</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="men">men</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rugby">rugby</span> <span word="Sevens">Sevens</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="starts">starts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Johannesburg">Johannesburg</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 8-9.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Rugby">Rugby</span>, 15 <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="qualified">qualified</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> 2020 <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>. <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="secured">secured</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="qualifiers">qualifiers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tunisia">Tunisia</span>.</p><p><span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="sevens">sevens</span> <span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</span> <span word="Olando">Olando</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pleasure">pleasure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="again">again</span>.</p>
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