Ambassador Fan Yong attended the first China-Botswana Youth Traditional Sports Day

2024-12-03 00:00

On November 30, 2024, Ambassador Fan Yong attended the first  China-Botswana Youth Traditional Sports Day organized by Botswana  Sports, Arts and Culture Association, which was attended by the Minister  of Children's Welfare and Basic Education of Botswana, Ms. Mokoka, the  chairman of Botswana Sports, Arts and Culture Association, Ms. Li  Xiaoyan, and about 150 youths from the two countries.

Ambassador  Fan said that the Chinese Embassy in Botswana attaches importance to  sports and cultural exchanges with Botswana, this activity is a helpful  innovation to enhance the friendship between the two countries and  people-to-people exchanges, and hopes that the Chinese community to  organize more similar activities, and actively promote the excellent  Chinese culture, and better integration into the local community.

Hon.  Ms. Mokoka thanked the event for bringing a good opportunity for young  people in Botswana to learn about Chinese culture, which is of great  significance to enhancing the friendship between the two countries, and  Botswana hopes to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with the Chinese  side in safeguarding children's welfare and promoting the development of  basic education.

The Sports Day featured fun events such as  dry-land dragon boat, pot throwing and tug-of-war, in which young people  from both countries participated enthusiastically and in a warm  atmosphere.