The Vineta Stadium in Swakopmund was the stage for the annual Erongo Regional Athletics Championships, where over 350 athletes from various parts of the region showcased their talents in track and field events. Schools from the Welwitschia, Omaruru, Karibib, and Daures School Zones all participated in the competition. After a month of competitions in all...
The Pupkewitz Foundation on Tuesday formally launched their partnership with Athletics Namibia for the upcoming athletics season. The partnership entails a five-leg Athletics Grand Prix series, that already kicked off in Swakopmund on 27 January, with four more events scheduled over the next month. The second leg of the series takes place at Windhoek’s Independence...
Swakopmund, Namibia – Athletics Namibia’s athletics season kicked off with a spectacular display of talent at the Pupkewitz Foundation – AN Grand Prix Series Meet1, held at Vineta Stadium in Swakopmund on Saturday, January 27, 2024. In an event supported by the Pupkewitz Foundation, 270 athletes, representing 27 athletics clubs from various regions of Namibia,...
Daniel Nghipandulwa is not just any athlete, he is the man who bettered Lazarus Kapolo’s long-standing record of 1:46,80 in the 800m, set in 1981. Born at Oshikuku village in the Omusati region, Nghipandulwa bettered Kapolo’s 15-year record in 2011 during the Yellow Page South African Championships at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, in...
Christine Mboma, the Olympic Games Silver medalist, is poised for a triumphant return to the track after receiving approval from World Athletics (WA). Head coach Henk Botha confirmed to the Economist Mboma’s anticipated comeback, announcing her participation in the upcoming 100 and 200-metre events. Mboma’s temporary suspension, imposed by the WA Council in March 2023,...
Sha’Carri Richardson and Noah Lyles lit up the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, while 2024 Olympics host nation France went home without a single individual medal. AFP Sport picks five themes from the championships in the Hungarian capital with an eye on the Paris Games in less than a year from now. Lyles and Richardson...
Established stars like Karsten Warholm and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce headline the World Athletics Championships in Budapest which get under way on Saturday but the limelight also beckons for others a year out from the Paris Olympics. AFP picks out a quintet who could ruffle the feathers of the present status quo: Julien Alfred (LCA) The 22-year-old...
By Adolf Kaure Namibia will send three athletes to the 2023 World Athletics Championships which are scheduled to take place from 19 to 27 August in Budapest, Hungary. According to Athletics Namibia, the athletes that represent the country are Alina Armas and Thomas Rainhold for the marathon event, while Lionel Coetzee will compete in the...