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Sevens team return to Kenya triumphant

Nairobi - Traditional dancers greeted Kenya's winning rugby sevens team Tuesday when it landed at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, as the country celebrated its first win of the World Series.

The dancers - some donning the Kenyan flag - lined up on both sides of a red carpet as the players stepped off a flight from Singapore, where they won their first HSBC Sevens World Series leg after beating Fiji 30-7 on Sunday.

The result adds Kenya to the list of teams in the running to win the inaugural Olympics tournament in Rio de Janeiro later this year.

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, who had indicated he will personally receive the team, was not at the airport, with officials saying he was held up.

Sports cabinet secretary Hassan Wario, who welcomed the team, urged them to help Kenya increase its Olympic medal tally which traditionally has come from track events.

Speaking at the airport, captain Andrew Amonde said they have become a team others want to beat.

"I know it is going to be a difficult journey ahead because every team is going to be on to us, we have just to focus as a team again and get everything right again," said Amonde

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