South Africa tops Region 5 Games as host Namibia impresses

South Africa emerged as overall winners of the 11th AUSC Region 5 Youth Games, which concluded in Namibia over the weekend. The regional powerhouse led the final medals standings with a commanding haul across multiple disciplines.The tournament, which featured over 2,200 athletes from 10 nations, ended on a high note with South Africa and Zambia claiming football gold in the COSAFA Under-20 women’s and men’s divisions, respectively. Malawi (men) and South Africa (women) secured silver medals in the finals.Namibia, hosting the Games for the second time, finished third overall with 19 gold, 38 silver, and 31 bronze medals. A significant portion of their golds came from swimming and athletics, including para-sport and Special Olympics events.Other key highlights included:South Africa’s women’s indoor volleyball team claiming gold with dominant displays.Zimbabwe taking gold in the men’s volleyball final.South Africa’s netball team lifting the trophy after a strong showing in the final.Final updates to the medals table also reflected results in 3-a-side basketball and boxing, tallied in the last stages of the tournament.Despite taking over hosting duties on short notice, Namibia received widespread praise for its world-class venues, logistics and the warm hospitality shown to all participating nations.Note:Medals table based on available information, tallied by Sport Wrap and My Zone.The table includes results in athletics for para-athletes and Special Olympics.After a reconciliation of athletics results, Namibia’s total was adjusted to 19 gold medals – 10 won in swimming and 9 in athletics.Gold medal totals were also adjusted for Botswana, Zambia, Malawi and Eswatini.

South Africa tops Region 5 Games as host Namibia impresses

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Namibian Sun 2025-07-15

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South Africa tops Region 5 Games as host Namibia impresses

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