The Kenya Table Tennis Association (KTTA) will host the Oshwal Open
Championship at the Oshwal Centre, Nairobi this weekend with an aim of
selecting players ahead of the final Olympics qualification tournament
in Doha, Qatar later in the month of May.
The event will see
players taking part in different categories including the men's and
ladies singles and doubles with best point earners likely to land a slot
in the Kenyan team. Kenya’s tennis head coach is expected to attend the
weekend event with an aim of evaluating the players’ growth.
According
to Olympics table tennis Team Manager Samson Ateka, the event brings
together top players from across the country."We expect a good
tournament and a good turnout too considering that players will be
fighting for slots," said Ateka.
At the same time, the Team
Manager clarified that the points which have been accrued since April
last year have been carried forward to April this year.
Among
players expected to take part in the weekend tournament include the bulk
of players who represented the country at the All Africa Games in
Maputo last year. They include Anthony Mathenge of Nairobi Posta,
Derrick Inyanje from Kisumu, Seja Chandarana in Nairobi, Gloria Sigowo
from Strathmore University, Pascal Mutinda and Valencia Cheptoo.
The next tournament on calendar is Kisumu Open slated for March 30-April 1.
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