Regional table tennis games moved to January
Thursday, November 23, 2017
Moved: Table tennis games have been moved to pave way for the Botswana Games
Speaking to Mmegi Sport, Botswana Table Tennis Association (BTTA) vice president, Lelentle Mokhupuki said upon realising a clash in the dates for the two events, the association requested that they have the regional games moved.
“We have moved the games because they clashed with the Botswana Games. Although table tennis is not part of the (Botswana) games we took a decision to set another date. We wrote to the region and they allowed us to host in early January,” she said.
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