2021-07-28Maurice Kambukwe The meagre number of 11 athletes representing the country at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics and the sudden emergence of young sprinters Christine Mboma and Beatrice Masilingi is again a motley reminder that Namibia can become a force at the Olympics, if the country invests more in grassroots development programmes, local sport experts have said. View more
2021-07-28Otniel Hembapu Namibian cyclist Vera Looser (née Adrian) has blamed a surge of unbearable heat and a tricky racing course as some of the factors that derailed her performance in the women’s road race at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics last Sunday. View more
2021-07-27Otniel Hembapu Namibian mountain biker Alex Miller yesterday started off strongly in the men’s cross-country race and at one point seemed well on course to catch up with the leading pack, but his adrenalised performance, unfortunately, proved insufficient to earn Team Namibia their first medal at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics. View more
2021-07-26Otniel Hembapu Team Namibia’s Tokyo Olympics campaign kicked off on a lukewarm note over the weekend, with rower Maike Diekmann surviving a late scare to reach the singles sculls semi-finals, while road cyclists Vera Looser and Tristan de Lange both failed to finish their respective races. View more
2021-07-23Maurice Kambukwe Known for their commitment to investing in local sport, local telecommunications company MTC yesterday blessed Namibia’s Olympic-bound sprint sensations Beatrice Masilingi and Christine Mboma with sponsorships worth N$ 2 million each for the next three years. View more
2021-07-23Otniel Hembapu Rower Maike Diekmann will today officially get Namibia’s campaign underway at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics when rowers hit the waters in the women’s single sculls heats. View more
2021-07-22Maurice Kambukwe Namibian boxer Nathanael ‘Natty’ Kakololo is aiming to redeem himself tonight after losing on points to Ukrainian opponent Oleg Malinovskyi in Kyiv, Ukraine last month. View more
2021-07-22Maurice Kambukwe The International Cycling Union (UCI) and the International Olympics Committee (IOC) have officially confirmed local cycling ace Tristan de Lange as replacement for veteran cyclist Dan Craven, who withdrew from the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for Covid-19. View more
2021-07-22Otniel Hembapu Brave Gladiators poster girl Zenatha Coleman has extended her contract with Spanish Primera División giants Sevilla Football Club (FC) for another two years. View more
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