Customize Consent Preferences

We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions. You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below.

The cookies that are categorized as "Necessary" are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site. ... 

Always Active

Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.

No cookies to display.

Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.

No cookies to display.

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

No cookies to display.

Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.

No cookies to display.

Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.

No cookies to display.

‘Impressive’ Jonas books place in quarters

Home Sports ‘Impressive’ Jonas books place in quarters

Medal hopeful… Namibia amateur boxing star Jonas Junius Jonas yesterday defeated Valentin Kondakov of Samoa to book a place in the quarterfinals of the 64kg category at the Commonwealth Games at the Gold Coast in Australia. Jonas will tomorrow face Dinindu Vidanalage Don of Sri Lanka in the third bout of the quarterfinals. Another Namibian fighter Matias Hamunyela, who competes in the 49kg category, was on Friday knocked out of the competition after he lost to Kenya’s Shaffi Hassan of Kenya, while another Namibian pugilist Tryagain Ndevelo, who fights in the 60kg category, will today be in action when he takes on Australia’s Harry Garside. The Namibian team is competing in athletics, bowls, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, Para-sports and triathlon at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, which ends on April 15.