As Namibians celebrated 33 years of independence yesterday, people pondered about different areas of development over the last three decades. Among other things, sport was on the agenda as well. Football analyst Salome Iyambo and former Brave Gladiator Julien Garises touched on women's football in particular.
Sport analysts Mathew Haikali and Salome Iyambo sat down to discuss the choice of sport codes available to sportswomen and men, thirty-three years after independence on nbc's Intersport Show recently. Here are some of the insights they shared.
The Gobabis-based Omaheke Runners Athletics Club will send a team of five athletes to represent them at the Botswana pre-tour Grand Prix scheduled to take place this coming Saturday in Gaborone.
As part of the trip to Gaborone the club has assembled a team based on their financial standing at the moment.
Athletics is one of the most popular sports in the country as athletes travel across the world, breaking records and effortlessly putting Namibia on the map.Well-known coach Henk Botha discussed the development of the sport this week.
The importance of psychological care in sport tends to not be recognized holistically or considered an essential part of enhancing athletes' performance. NBC sport producer Victorine Kaaronda sat down with sport psychologist, Doctor Siegfried Lange, and discussed this issue.
According to a data analysis by the Namibia Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Namibian women and men's mortality rates are caused by a number of factors, including an unhealthy lifestyle.
Namibia's leading boxing promoter, Nestor Tobias, who has so far helped to produce three world champions since Independence, is convinced that the country has what it takes to produce even more in future. He, however warned, that it's not a walk in the park, as greatness requires funding.
The Namibian Professional cyclist Vera Looser and her partner Kim le Court got top honours in stage two of the Cape Epic today.
Pupkewitz Motors has announced the handover of a brand new Haval Jolion to Olympic medalist Christine Mboma. Mboma met with representatives from the Pupkewitz GWM/Haval franchise.
Athletes who competed in the first Khomas Region Governor's Cup hosted at the Eros Primary School Sport Field over the weekend stepped up to the plate and have impressed the tournament's Chairperson.
