Tomiyama ends week-long visit

Tomiyama has been coming to Botswana since 1991, a year after the Botswana Kofukan Federation (BKF) was established and has promised to keep visiting Botswana as long as he is fit.

Speaking to Monitor Sport, Tomiyama said his visits to Botswana would now be structured differently as he will no longer conduct training sessions and grading for juniors but will instead concentrate on higher levels. "Botswana has well-groomed athletes fit to conduct training and grading for lower levels and it is unnecessary for me to do that now," he said.