Table Tennis embarks on facilities tour
Tuesday, February 27, 2024 | 40 Views |
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The inspection will be carried out at the Botho University, Ave Maria, and Game City roof top. According to information reaching SportMonitor, the inspection comes at a time when the Botswana Table Tennis Association (BTTA) is planning to launch venue host partnerships this week.
Contacted for comment, BTTA spokesperson, Tshegofatso Malepa, said the facilities inspection will be conducted by the Gaborone City Mayor, Austin Abraham and BTTA sponsor, Phoenix of Botswana Assurance on Thursday while the Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) and Indian High Commission to Botswana follow on Friday. “The inspection is very important because we want the venues to be ready to host the games. We are expecting all African countries to send representation but if that fails we expected round 39 players from across the continent.
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