Author: Maurice Kambukwe (Maurice Kambukwe )

Local athletics clubs have applauded Athletics Namibia (AN) for creating more opportunities and platforms through the Coca-Cola Grand Prix, which is a multi-legged athletics competition staged across the country.

Namibia’s biggest cycling competition, the Nedbank Cycle Challenge, was officially launched in the capital yesterday. For this year’s 36th edition, organisers have promised to accommodate as many participants as possible.

Namibia’s senior women’s rugby coach, Christel-Janet Kotze, has hailed the team’s superb performance at the just-ended Rugby Africa Regional Women’s Sevens Tournament held in Maseru, Lesotho, which saw Namibia finishing second overall.

Johannes Jonathan ‘JJ’ Smit and Kayleen Green were the biggest winners at Cricket Namibia (CN) annual awards, which took place in the capital on Saturday.

The Namibia Sports Commission (NSC) and the Namibia School Sports Union (NSSU) yesterday jointly warned local private schools not to undermine the mandate and functions of the NSSU by hosting unsanctioned events.

The Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) yesterday announced an extended 45-man squad in preparation for the upcoming U/20 Rugby Africa Barthés Trophy, which is set to be held in Kenya between April and May this year.

Athletics Namibia (AN) president Erwin Naimhwaka is impressed with the overall quality and growth of local athletics events, saying the increasing inflow of raw talents from all parts of the country is testimony to that ascension. 

Rehoboth-based horseracing club, Naris Turf Club, will this weekend host the much-anticipated Tobie van Wyk Race Day competition.

One of Namibia’s foremost amateur golfers Likius Nande is putting all systems in place to secure his participation in the upcoming Sunshine Tour Qualifying tournament, a competition he says forms part of his bigger plans to eventually relocate to South Africa to pursue a professional career.

In celebration of the country’s 32nd independence anniversary, the MTC Nestor ‘Sunshine’ Boxing Academy will stage the ‘Together as one part 6’ boxing bonanza at Helao Nafidi, Ohangwena region on 19 March.