体坛英语资讯：Kenya to spend more to prepare for 2021 Tokyo Games due to COVID-19
<p><span word="NAIROBI">NAIROBI</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 8-- <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</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="after">after</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> 2021.</p><p><span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="aside">aside</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="of">of</span> 600 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="shillings">shillings</span> (<span word="about">about</span> 6 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> 5.4 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Rio">Rio</span> 2016.</p><p><span word="Amina">Amina</span> <span word="Mohamed">Mohamed</span>, <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Sports">Sports</span> <span word="Cabinet">Cabinet</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="distancing">distancing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="fights">fights</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>. <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> 179 <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="recoveries">recoveries</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="postpone">postpone</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="postponed">postponed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="preparations">preparations</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="costly">costly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="qualification">qualification</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="training">training</span>," <span word="Mohamed">Mohamed</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span>.</p><p><span word="Mohamed">Mohamed</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="directed">directed</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="committees">committees</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="competitions">competitions</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="virtual">virtual</span> <span word="means">means</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="foresee">foresee</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="preparations">preparations</span>, <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Athletics">Athletics</span> <span word="Continental">Continental</span> <span word="Tour">Tour</span> <span word="Challenge">Challenge</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Athletics">Athletics</span> <span word="Under">Under</span>-20 <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="virtual">virtual</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="dates">dates</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="announced">announced</span>," <span word="Mohamed">Mohamed</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Rio">Rio</span>, <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="of">of</span> 89 <span word="athletes">athletes</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Mission">Mission</span> <span word="for">for</span> 2020 <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="Waithaka">Waithaka</span> <span word="Kioni">Kioni</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="intend">intend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 100 <span word="athletes">athletes</span> <span word="with">with</span> 87 <span word="already">already</span> <span word="qualified">qualified</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span>, <span word="volleyball">volleyball</span>, <span word="rugby">rugby</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="athletics">athletics</span>.</p>
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