Ping-pong progress exposes gaps

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Kgongwana (red) and Reneilwe Lekorwe (blue) were part of the Botswana team. PIC:KENNEDY RAMOKONE

The country’s junior table tennis teams continue to deliver encouraging results on the regional stage, but the latest outing has once again exposed a deeper and long-standing challenge in local sport.

There is a gap between emerging talent and a fully structured development system, particularly in the absence of school sports across the country. The Botswana Table Tennis Association (BTTA) Under-15 and Under-19 teams returned home after competing at the Fourth Annual Sports Event Table Tennis Tournament, held from April 4 to 5, 2026, in South Africa.

BTTA sent a 10-member squad to the elite tournament held during the Easter holidays for the two age groups.

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