Masilingi looks ahead to Grand Prix

LIMBA MUPETAMIWINDHOEKThe Grand Prix leg four is slated for 26 September according to Edward Kapewasha from Athletics Namibia (AN), but this will depend on the current state of sports locally with the Covid-19 regulations.Masilingi is a sprint athlete who did extremely well at the African Games last year in Morocco, where she finished in seventh in the 400m final in a time of 52.39 seconds, and then on 7 March this year, she ran 52.19 seconds at Swakopmund. She hopes to improve her time at the upcoming meet. Positive moveMasilingi also last week received an N$30 000 donation from the Frank Fredericks Foundation according to a report on the foundation's social media page.The donation is to pay for her hostel fees of N$3 500 per month at Agri College in Grootfontein. Welcomed supportFrank Fredericks, who is the foundation's founder and former four-time Olympic medallist in track and field, said the foundation may not be able to help out each and every single athlete in need, but it aims to stick to its mandate and help where it can.“Beatrice is a young and motivated athlete who shows so much potential. Helping her out with her hostel fees has been a pleasure,' said Fredericks.Reaching other athletesThe foundation has been assisting other national athletes by keeping them active at home with a social media challenge, where they get to post a video doing a certain exercise and standing a chance to win N$1 000.This competition closed on 31 May and 29 athletes, including the women's hockey team, benefitted.The foundation has opened the same challenge to aspiring athletes and it closes at the end of this month.According to Fredericks, the foundation has been getting many donation requests from the public and he encourages other companies to come on board with assisting as many athletes who have been affected by the pandemic and have lost their source of income.In addition to looking forward to the Grand Prix, Kapewasha added that the recently elected board of AN held a workshop on Saturday to draft the strategic plan for the next four years. ''This strategic plan will map up operational guidelines and strategies as well as targeted activities for the athletics in the country during their term of office. The strategic plan will define image of athletics and consist of short-term and long-term goals,' he said.

Masilingi looks ahead to Grand Prix

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Namibian Sun 2025-10-23

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