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Khama officially opening the games
Khama officially opening the games

President Ian Khama's speech as he opened the 2nd African Youth Games in Gaborone last night.

For some years, we desired to host a sporting event to showcase our home-grown talent, in our own country. When the opportunity arose we submitted our bid for the 2nd African Youth Games. On March 12th, 2013, the announcement was made by the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) that we have been successful.

We started in earnest to prepare for the Games, with different committees given the full mandate to effectively play their role in ensuring the Games will be smooth.

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