体坛英语资讯：Kenya to use Continental Tour as dry run for World Under-20 Cships
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 7-- <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="Athletics">Athletics</span> <span word="Continental">Continental</span> <span word="Tour">Tour</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dry">dry</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gauge">gauge</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="preparedness">preparedness</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Under">Under</span>-20 <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="July">July</span>.</p><p><span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="inaugurated">inaugurated</span> <span word="Continental">Continental</span> <span word="Tour">Tour</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> 2, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Under">Under</span>-20 <span word="Championships">Championships</span>.</p><p><span word="Amina">Amina</span> <span word="Mohamed">Mohamed</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Kasarani">Kasarani</span> <span word="stadium">stadium</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="renovated">renovated</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="tartan">tartan</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Organization">Organization</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="steering">steering</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="meets">meets</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="review">review</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="track">track</span>," <span word="Mohamed">Mohamed</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span>.</p><p><span word="Athletics">Athletics</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> (<span word="AK">AK</span>) <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Jack">Jack</span> <span word="Tuwei">Tuwei</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Continental">Continental</span> <span word="Tour">Tour</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> 20 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="shillings">shillings</span> (200,000 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="prize">prize</span> <span word="purse">purse</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="rehearsal">rehearsal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Athletics">Athletics</span> <span word="junior">junior</span> <span word="championships">championships</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="over">over</span> 80 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="talent">talent</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Athletics">Athletics</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Continental">Continental</span> <span word="Tour">Tour</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="scrutiny">scrutiny</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> 10 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="Poland">Poland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="developed">developed</span>," <span word="Tuwei">Tuwei</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Mohamed">Mohamed</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Uhuru">Uhuru</span> <span word="Kenyatta">Kenyatta</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="spare">spare</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="championships">championships</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span>.</p>
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