体坛英语资讯：Kenya hopes to secure Africa womens volleyball Olympic ticket in Cameroon
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 1-- <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="settled">settled</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="volleyball">volleyball</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="qualifiers">qualifiers</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Yaounde">Yaounde</span>, <span word="Cameroon">Cameroon</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="January">January</span> 5 <span word="to">to</span> 9.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="jet">jet</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Bitok">Bitok</span> <span word="promising">promising</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 15-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="jinx">jinx</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reclaim">reclaim</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="participation">participation</span>: <span word="host">host</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Cameroon">Cameroon</span>, <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>, <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>, <span word="Botswana">Botswana</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mauritius">Mauritius</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Training">Training</span> <span word="scaled">scaled</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>, <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="tactical">tactical</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="intensive">intensive</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="displayed">displayed</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="improvement">improvement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="respective">respective</span> <span word="roles">roles</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="improvement">improvement</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="player">player</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> 14-<span word="member">member</span> <span word="squad">squad</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="retained">retained</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Bitok">Bitok</span> <span word="on">on</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="has">has</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="axed">axed</span> <span word="Janet">Janet</span> <span word="Wanja">Wanja</span>, <span word="Pamela">Pamela</span> <span word="Masasai">Masasai</span>, <span word="Caroline">Caroline</span> <span word="Serengo">Serengo</span>, <span word="Linsey">Linsey</span> <span word="Jeruto">Jeruto</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Esther">Esther</span> <span word="Mutinda">Mutinda</span>.</p><p>"<span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="selected">selected</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="urge">urge</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="competitions">competitions</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> 2020," <span word="added">added</span> <span word="Bitok">Bitok</span>.</p><p><span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Qualifying">Qualifying</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="September">September</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continental">continental</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2004 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span>, <span word="Greece">Greece</span>.</p>
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