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On November 17 and 18, 2018, the Chinese Embassy, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, and the Sierra Leone National Table Tennis Association (SLTTA) sponsored the Bintumani Cup International Table Tennis Tournament at the Bintumani Hotel in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The event was intended to promote appreciation for a sport popular in China and cultivate positive relations between the nations of China and Sierra Leone. This is the second time the Chinese Embassy and the SLTTA have sponsored the competition, which is an annual event. The opening ceremony of the tournament was attended by Counsellor Wang Xinmin of the Chinese Embassy, President of the Sierra Leone National Olympic Committee Patrick Coker, and General Secretary of the Sierra Leone Table Tennis Association Emmanuel Lebbieas.