Sports

Regions have expressed their readiness for the upcoming Debmarine Bridging the Gap initiative, where the country’s young athletes and coaches plan to leave their mark. 

South African fighter Sabelo Ngebiyana has outlined his ambitious war plan for Namibian opponent Fillipus ‘Energy’ Nghitumbwa, which is chiefly anchored around inflicting serious bodily harm on Nghitumbwa and walking away with the coveted World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Global super bantamweight title.

The Nedbank for Autism Series kicked off with the first of its back-to-back events at the Rossmund Golf Course on Saturday, with the next two events slated for Henties Bay and Walvis Bay in the coming weeks. 

The garden town of Okahandja has in the past produced a significant number of highly-gifted personalities, ranging from politicians, astute academics, community activists and athletes, in that sequence. 

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Just like a bucket of spilt milk, a football career is short-lived and once it is over, it can never be reversed and therefore, smart financial planning is the gateway to a prosperous life after a footballer’s playing days are over. 

Chief administrator of the troubled Namibia Sports Commission (NSC), Freddy Mwiya yesterday poured cold water on damning allegations of forgery, fraud and theft by two senior managers at the state-run sport organisation. 

A group of 15 athletes along with their coaches yesterday left for Mauritius where they will represent the country at the 22nd edition of the African Senior Athletics Championships in Port-Louis from 8 to 12 June.

Namibian para-swimmer Mateus ‘Spiderman’ Angula on Sunday scooped a bronze medal in the 50m backstroke event at the South African Swimming Championships in Gqeberha, which saw the Namibian swimmer finishing the race under 50 seconds.

Local boxing promoter and trainer Nestor Tobias has said all is set for next month’s Together as One Part-6 Boxing Bonanza, which will be held at Helao Nafidi in the Ohangwena region.