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Africa-Press – Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>The Botswana Table Tennis U-11 national team has returned home after a moderate yet improved showing at the 2023 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Southern Africa Hopes Week & Challenge that was held in Windhoek, Namibia.<\/b><\/p>\n

The week-long competition saw the team clinch three medals, which is quite a significant achievement for the young athletes.<\/p>\n

Reneilwe Lekorwe emerged the team\u2019s top performer, securing a silver medal in a fiercely contested challenge in the boys\u2019 section. Tinashe Dzvaka also displayed exceptional skills, earning a bronze in the boys\u2019 category.<\/p>\n

Qualifying stage<\/p>\n

On the girls\u2019 side, Boitlamo Nkele claimed a bronze medal after securing the third position overall while Tshegofatso Buisanang finished in fifth place.<\/p>\n

In a telephone interview, the spokesperson for Botswana Table Tennis Association (BTTA), Tshegofatso Malepa, expressed delight in the team\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very happy with the results and how the players performed, considering that it was their first international that was used as a qualifying stage for the Continental Hopes Week & Challenge,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Confirmation of qualification<\/p>\n

However, Malepa noted that confirmation of qualification for the Botswana players for the continental competition hinges on the evaluation process in that gold medalists automatically qualify followed by the best two evaluated players in each category.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause Botswana did not secure gold medals, we hope to qualify through the best-evaluated players\u2019 procedure,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n

Reflecting on the team\u2019s overall performance, Malepa emphasised the potential within Botswana\u2019s development side. \u201cIf we invest more, we can have a strong national team that can bring in results in 10 years,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Talent identification<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, according to the ITTF website, the Hopes Programme is the ITTF High Performance and Development Department\u2019s talent identification system that unites players and coaches from across the globe.<\/p>\n

It is credited for being the building block of the ITTF High Performance pathway, which targets the global reach and overall growth of table tennis.<\/p>\n

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