The Namibia Schools Sports Union - NSSU held the first-ever Prestige Athletics meeting on the 6th and 7th of April 2018 with athletes aiming to qualify for the National Championship set to take place from the 27th - 28th April in Windhoek. Windhoek's Independence Stadium under the flood lights hosted the two-day event, which saw athletes from the 14 regions competing for top honours, bragging rights and most importantly qualification to the National Championships later this month. At the Championships, NSSU will select the team to represent Namibia at the annual Confederation of School Sport Associations of Southern Africa - COSSASA Athletics Championships set for Botswana in May. Athletes competed in track and field events and there was competition among the regions as they battled it out for qualifying times. In the 800 meter for boys Under 12/13 age group on Friday Omaheke's Joseph Kainamseb timed his race very well to win in two minutes, sixteen point zero two seconds. Friday's action included long jump and javelin in the field items, while competition was also strong in the 800 meters. Another outstanding performance on Friday night came in the 100 meter where Sade de Sousa showed her class clocking a time of 11.98 seconds. The competition continued on Saturday with the athletes chasing qualifying times. The Under 17 boys’ hurdles provided some stiff competition, but it was Khomas who dominated the action. With six-hundred-85 athletes competing for top honours, it was Khomas who scooped the ultimate prize of ending number one followed by Erongo and Otjozonjupa as the top performing regions. The National Coordinator of NSSU, Solly Duiker, was pleased to see parents coming out to support the athletes. "We are very much in support of the parents. Yes I think it was last seen two years back where we had so many parents supporting the kids and that is things that we need that parent’s support the learners as that will enhance the development of our learners at school level “said Duiker.