体坛英语资讯：Kenyan handball seeks to seal maiden ticket for Olympics
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 18-- <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="handball">handball</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hopeful">hopeful</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ruffle">ruffle</span> <span word="feathers">feathers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clinch">clinch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="slot">slot</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continental">continental</span> <span word="qualifiers">qualifiers</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="January">January</span> 2020 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tunisia">Tunisia</span>.</p><p><span word="Head">Head</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="Mwathi">Mwathi</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="recalled">recalled</span> <span word="Rwanda">Rwanda</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="goalkeeper">goalkeeper</span> <span word="Tyrus">Tyrus</span> <span word="Omondi">Omondi</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Brian">Brian</span> <span word="Mathews">Mathews</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="plays">plays</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Denmark">Denmark</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> 26-<span word="member">member</span> <span word="squad">squad</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="preparations">preparations</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> 16 <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="confirming">confirming</span> <span word="participation">participation</span>, <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continental">continental</span> <span word="assignment">assignment</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="ray">ray</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="prospects">prospects</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="seeks">seeks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seal">seal</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="maiden">maiden</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="focused">focused</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inspiration">inspiration</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="duck">duck</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span>," <span word="Mwathi">Mwathi</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="now">now</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="resume">resume</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="preparations">preparations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 28. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="squad">squad</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="resuming">resuming</span> <span word="training">training</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Mansourou">Mansourou</span> <span word="Aremou">Aremou</span>, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Handball">Handball</span> <span word="Confederation">Confederation</span> (<span word="CAHB">CAHB</span>), <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="testimony">testimony</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="growing">growing</span>.</p><p><span word="Aremou">Aremou</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="medals">medals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="contenders">contenders</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="African">African</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2020, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="focus">focus</span>," <span word="added">added</span> <span word="Aremou">Aremou</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p>
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