Namibia’s national senior netball team, the Desert Jewels, have been hard, preparing for the upcoming Africa Netball Championships billed for Botswana in November. Netball Namibia (NN) today announced a star-studded squad of eleven players to represent the nation at the African netball spectacle. NN emphasized the importance of the championship for Namibia, as it presents...
Namibia’s national senior netball team, the Desert Jewels, have been hard, preparing for the upcoming Africa Netball Championships billed for Botswana in November. Netball Namibia (NN) today announced a star-studded squad of eleven players to represent the nation at the African netball spectacle. NN emphasized the importance of the championship for Namibia, as it presents...
Staff Reporter WINDHOEK, Sept. 23 — The Namibian Volleyball Federation (NVF) has regrettably announced the withdrawal of the senior national volleyball team from the highly anticipated 2023 Zone 6 Nations Championships. The championship was originally scheduled to take place in Zimbabwe from September 26 to September 30. The decision to withdraw from the team was...
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...
The Netherlands proved the maxim of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory as two of their most famed athletes, Sifan Hassan and Femke Bol, fell metres from the line with world championship golds within their grasp on Saturday. Both had entertained hopes of several titles in Budapest, but Hassan came to grief 20 metres...
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...
Staff Reporter THE Namibian Senior Ladies Inline Hockey Team recently made waves at the 2023 European Championships held in Charleroi, Belgium, where they achieved victory over Italy, securing the bronze medal. The Senior Ladies Inline Hockey Team began the week in Pool A, competing against Spain, Great Britain, and Finland. Elmay Marais, the Public Relations...
Staff Reporter THE Namibian Junior Men’s Inline Hockey Team delivered an impressive performance at the 2023 European Championships held in Charleroi, Belgium, where they secured the fifth position. The team faced France, Switzerland, and Great Britain in Pool 2, losing against France with a score of 6 – 5 in overtime, and securing victories against...
Katie Ledecky won a record-extending 20th gold at swimming’s world championships on Tuesday but Romanian sensation David Popovici fell flat, missing out on a medal after an “awful” performance. Ledecky romped home in the women’s 1,500m freestyle in Fukuoka to bolster her credentials as the most decorated woman swimmer in the history of the world...