Noah Lyles, Karsten Warholm, Mondo Duplantis and Femke Bol head a star-studded line-up at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow as the best from track and field take an important first step towards the Paris Olympics. While the bigger goal might be gold in the French capital, the presence of high-profile athletes in Scotland...
Three Namibian marathon runners missed the top 20 at the Zurich Seville Marathon in Spain, raising concerns for Olympic qualification. Olympic aspirations turned to disappointment for the three Namibian long-distance runners at the Zurich Seville Marathon, as none managed to crack the top 20, casting doubt on their Paris dreams. Helalia Johannes, a seasoned athlete...
In an exciting development for Namibian boxing, a delegation of six boxers and three officials is gearing up to travel to Italy for the first Boxing Qualifiers for the Paris Olympics. This announcement was made by Secretary-General Joan Smit during a press briefing held at the office of the Namibia National Olympic Committee in Windhoek,...
local women cyclists are expected to put up a competitive performance in the upcoming Nedbank national time trial and road race championships this weekend, in their quest for placement in the Olympic Games later this year. Talking to The Namibian Sport recently, Namibia Cycling Federation (NCF) president Axel Theissen said this event is very important...
local women cyclists are expected to put up a competitive performance in the upcoming Nedbank national time trial and road race championships this weekend, in their quest for placement in the Olympic Games later this year. Talking to The Namibian Sport recently, Namibia Cycling Federation (NCF) president Axel Theissen said this event is very important...
WINDHOEK, Nov. 22 — Namibia’s Olympic silver medalist Christine Mboma is set to make a return to the track and compete in the women’s 100m and 200m races following the World Athletics (WA) approval, coach Henk Botha told Xinhua on Tuesday. Mboma is set to return next year in April after a temporary suspension by...
The construction of the Omaruru Olympic Africa Centre multi-purpose project has been temporarily halted. Despite the ground-breaking ceremony taking place almost eight years ago, the project has faced delays and is currently suspended after completing the initial phase. The multi-purpose centre, initiated by the Olympic Africa Foundation, aims to benefit underprivileged communities in the Erongo...
Two-time Olympic champion Caster Semenya says she is “not going to be ashamed” of being “different”, and will “fight for what is right” amid her ongoing dispute with athletics authorities. Semenya (32) was born with differences of sexual development (DSD) and cannot compete in female track events without taking testosterone-reducing drugs. The South African wants...
Botswana and Namibia have bowed out of the qualifiers for the 2024 Paris Olympics after defeats on Tuesday, but two teams from the COSAFA region remain in contention … and both could make it. Namibia lost 2-0 in Morocco in the second leg of their second round tie to go down 4-0 on aggregate to...
Staff Reporter RENOWNED Namibian athlete Frank Fredericks, a four-time Olympic silver medallist, was bestowed with an Honourary Doctor of Philosophy in Sport Management on Friday, 13 October 2023 by the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST). Frank Fredericks, a household name in Namibia and a global icon in the world of athletics, was acknowledged...