Jacobs breaks national indoor record

Namibian athlete Jolene Jacobs broke the Namibian 60m indoor record in Amsterdam on 2 February.The sprinter from the Welwitschia Athletics Club was competing at the EAP league meeting at the Ostmeer Sportcentrum were she won her heat in 7.50 seconds. On Saturday she was competing at an indoor meeting in Ghent, Belgium as she tried to qualify for the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships which will be held in March in Birmingham, United Kingdom. She was competing against great names in athletics, such as Dafne Schippers, a Dutch track-and-field athlete. She was in the national races – a pre-programme where she scored 7.51 in her heat. From there she went to the international races were she competed against top female athletes. Overall she was placed eighth in her heat and continued to run despite picking up an injury and scored a time of 7.61 which was not enough to put her through as she needed to score 7.40 seconds to qualify. Despite her performance in Belgium she sees herself making history for Namibia. “We are a small country and thus it is difficult to get out there and compete against the world. It all just depends on how hard you work and what you are willing to sacrifice,” she said, speaking from Belgium. Her main goal is to want to improve day by day and work towards the 2019 Africa and the 2020 Olympic Games. LIMBA MUPETAMI

Jacobs breaks national indoor record

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Namibian Sun 2026-06-05

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Jacobs breaks national indoor record

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