Karuli and Ishitile win first gold for Namibia in Nottwil

Namibian T46 and T11 sprinters Petrus Karuli and Lahja Ishitile won Team Namibia’s first gold medals at the World Para Athletics (WPA) 2023 Nottwil Grand Prix underway in Nottwil, Switzerland.The final round of the WPA Grand Prix is underway at the Spo…

Good start for Namibian athletes at Nottwil Grand Prix

Namibian athletes with disabilities won three medals on the opening day of the World Para Athletics (WPA) 2023 Nottwil Grand Prix underway in Nottwil, Switzerland.The fifth round of the WPA Grand Prix is being held at the Sport Arena Nottwil located at…

Nottwil Grand Prix the test for World Champs: Hamukwaya

Namibia Paralympic Committee (NPC) secretary-general, Michael Hamukwaya says the Nottwil Grand Prix will be used as the final benchmark for athletes ahead of the World Para Athletics Championships.The fifth and final round of the WPA Grand Prix will be…

Angolan Epolua crowned African bodybuilding champion

The bodybuilder Aquiles Epolua won Sunday in Johannesburg (South Africa), the international bodybuilding tournament “Arnold Classic”, in the category Elite Pro Bodybuilding up to 95 kg.Aquiles, vice-world champion in the amateur category, beat the comp…

Around 600 young people to clear plot for sports facility

Close to 600 young people from the Kavango West Region have been recruited as casual workers to clear a 20-hectare plot at Nkurenkuru for the construction of a stadium and a multipurpose youth centre.Speaking to Nampa on Thursday, Regional Youth Office…

Capricorn Group launches 2023 schools netball league

The Capricorn Group launched the Group Schools Netball League on Tuesday, with representatives from participating schools and the Namibia Schools Sports Union (NSSU) in attendance.Bank Windhoek previously supported the league, but it was taken over by …

Murere sets sights on 2024 Paris Olympics

Namibian upcoming sprinter, Hatago Murere, has set his sight on reaching the qualifying standards for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games set for Paris, France.The 23-year-old was recently crowned as the national 200 metre (m) champion at the Athletics Namib…