Namibia grabs medals at athletics champs

WINDHOEK – Namibia scooped two gold medals at the Southern Region Track and Field Championship at the Independence Stadium on Saturday.

Stefan Louw won Namibia’s first gold in the long jump for men when he jumped 7.85 metres, followed by South African Yaw Fosu-Amoah, who managed 7,79 metres and Botswana’s Larona Keosimile, who jumped 7.22 metres. Sprinter Tjipekapora Herunga then scooped Namibia’s second gold medal in the 400m for women and in the process set a new Namibian record, clocking 53.30 seconds.Herunga first broke Agnes Samaria’s 400m record of 53.83 seconds, set in South Africa in 2001, in heat two of the 400m race when she raced home in 53.32 seconds.Namibia also won two silver and one bronze medals on the day.Charlize van der Linde scooped silver in the discus for women with a distance of 36.98 metres to finish after Lindy Agricole from the Seychelles, who recorded 42.04 metres.South Africa’s Veronica Abrahamse threw 36.78 metres to end third.Sprinter Hitjivirue Kaanjuka won a silver medal when he finished second in the rerun of the 100m final for men.The final had to be rerun after Namibia objected that there had been a false start without the starter and his assistant stopping the race.Kaanjuka clocked 10.54 seconds behind Zimbabwe’s Marvin Bonde who recorded 10.38 seconds.Namibia’s Chriswell de Wee ended third in 10.55 seconds to win Namibia’s first bronze medal.- Nampa Hardap take Danone Cup WINDHOEK – The Hardap under-12 regional football team won the inaugural Danone Clover national tournament held at the Katutura Youth Complex on Saturday.The newly crowned champions defeated Omaheke on penalties after playing to a one-all draw.Hardap will depart on June 24 for the Danone Clover international tournament slated for Lyon, France.NFA acting secretary-general Barry Rukoro was happy with the talent of the youngesters at the competition.- NampaSprinter Tjipekapora Herunga then scooped Namibia’s second gold medal in the 400m for women and in the process set a new Namibian record, clocking 53.30 seconds.Herunga first broke Agnes Samaria’s 400m record of 53.83 seconds, set in South Africa in 2001, in heat two of the 400m race when she raced home in 53.32 seconds.Namibia also won two silver and one bronze medals on the day.Charlize van der Linde scooped silver in the discus for women with a distance of 36.98 metres to finish after Lindy Agricole from the Seychelles, who recorded 42.04 metres.South Africa’s Veronica Abrahamse threw 36.78 metres to end third.Sprinter Hitjivirue Kaanjuka won a silver medal when he finished second in the rerun of the 100m final for men.The final had to be rerun after Namibia objected that there had been a false start without the starter and his assistant stopping the race.Kaanjuka clocked 10.54 seconds behind Zimbabwe’s Marvin Bonde who recorded 10.38 seconds.Namibia’s Chriswell de Wee ended third in 10.55 seconds to win Namibia’s first bronze medal. – Nampa Hardap take Danone Cup WINDHOEK – The Hardap under-12 regional football team won the inaugural Danone Clover national tournament held at the Katutura Youth Complex on Saturday.The newly crowned champions defeated Omaheke on penalties after playing to a one-all draw.Hardap will depart on June 24 for the Danone Clover international tournament slated for Lyon, France.NFA acting secretary-general Barry Rukoro was happy with the talent of the youngesters at the competition.- Nampa