Fredericks foresees 2026 gold

Limba MupetamiWindhoekFormer Namibian track and field athlete, Frankie Fredericks, believes Namibia has a chance to secure gold at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.Fredericks took to social media yesterday to congratulate Namibia’s four Commonwealth Games bronze medallists, namely marathon queen Helalia Johannes, cyclist Alex Miller, Paralympian Ananias Shikongo and sprint star Christine Mboma.“With the eighth edition of the Games behind us, let me congratulate them on the four bronze medals won, especially by young athletes Mboma and Miller, who competed for the first time, as well as veterans Johannes and Shikongo.”Better and betterHe said he remains optimistic that Namibia can outdo itself with the talented and promising young athletes it has.“With hard work, dedication, commitment and investment, we can turn the two bronze medals won by 19-year-old Mboma and 21-year-old Miller into gold medals.“I believe that in order to plan, we must understand where we are, where we came from, and where we are going,” he said.He added that the best medal ranking for Namibia was at the 2018 Games, where two gold medals were won, one by Johannes and another by boxer Jonas Junias.Track recordThis, he said, was “followed by 2002, when we won one gold medal and four bronze medals, and then 1994 and 2006, when we won one gold and one bronze medal each.”He added: “Our fifth best performance was in 1998 when we won two silver medals and one bronze medal, followed by 2010 and 2014 when we won one silver medal and two bronze medals each.”Recently, Fredericks’ 28-year-old, 200m Commonwealth Games record of 19.97 seconds was broken by Trinidad and Tobago athlete Jereem Richards in a time of 19.80 seconds. Fredericks congratulated Richards on his achievement.

Fredericks foresees 2026 gold

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Namibian Sun 2022-09-27

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