Bowling cries for recognition

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Isolated: Patrick Caims prepares to roll. Bowlers feel unappreciated by sports authorities.

Bowling has frequently been ignored and there is need for the sports leadership to show the code some respect, the Botswana Bowling Association (BBA) president, Kitso Robert has said.

Robert raised the concern during the Botswana National Sports Council (BNSC) annual general meeting in Kanye on Saturday. He said in other countries, government officials always attend competitions, but locally the situation is different. “People take us lightly just because we are bowling. The treatment is unfair,” Robert said.

Responding to the concern, BNSC vice chairperson, Professor Mokgwathi Mokgwathi said they will look into the issue.

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Bowling cries for recognition

Bowling has frequently been ignored and there is need for the sports leadership to show the code some respect, the Botswana Bowling Association (BBA) president, Kitso Robert has said.

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