24 Jun 2013

Botswana Bowling Association (BBA) has announced a 16-member national team to represent the country at the African State Tournament (AST) scheduled for in September

Speaking at an event to announce the team event in Francistown on June 22, BBA chairperson Kitso Robert said it was crucial for the national team to win a medal at the AST tourney.

He said winning a medal in Namibia would be their gate pass to the Commonwealth Games slated for next year in Scotland. “The significance of our participation at the forthcoming AST in Windhoek is that the tournament is used as a qualifying event for the Commonwealth Games in 2014 and as such we should go there to make our mark,” he stressed.

Apart from the games in Namibia, the chairperson said the team would also compete at the World Champion of Champions Singles Championships planned for Christchurch in New Zealand and in the Peter Richards Invitation Pairs to be held in October this year in Zimbabwe. He noted that they were pinning their hopes on the team to represent the country well in the competitions.

Meanwhile, he also announced that Zone VI would consider a motion at the forth coming Annual General Meeting (AGM) also to be held in Windhoek during the AST tournament to introduce Zone VI came about as they had held their first youth lawn bowling coaching clinic in June this year, which attracted a total of 12 young athletes in an effort to nurture talent at grassroots level.

He said Botswana welcomeed the motion as they intended to field youth teams to compete at the Commonwealth youth games planned for Samoa in September 2015. ENDS