BISA Critical Of �Poor� Botswana Games
Monday, December 18, 2017
The curtain came down on the games on Friday with a spectacular ceremony at the National Stadium.
However, BISA spokesperson Letsweletse Jonase told Sport Monitor that the games did not produce the quality of competition one would expect. He said the games are considered to be the pinnacle of youth sport in the country, but there are a lot of grey areas that need to be attended to.
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