Paralympic championship this weekend

The Coca-Cola National Championship is an event organised by the Namibia Paralympic Committee (NPC) with the aim of bringing all its athletes together to close off the year, while preparing for the following year.The championship is scheduled for today and tomorrow at the Independence Stadium.Speaking to Nampa on Wednesday, NPC secretary-general Michael Hamukwaya said this year's championship will see 168 athletes from 11 regions compete.“We invited all our athletes from the regions to come and compete against each other and prove who is the best in the country,” Hamukwaya said. At this same championship, new talent from the regions is often discovered, Hamukwaya noted. Oshikoto, Otjozondjupa and Kunene are the three regions that have not confirmed their availability for the championship. Hamukwaya said the NPC will introduce wheelchair racing at this year's event, which will add a new excitement to the competition.He said all the elite disabled athletes should be at the championship, as this is a requirement from the NPC for its athletes. “This is the only platform we have to compete in front of our sponsors and fans so it is a requirement for all our athletes to attend this event if they are to be considered for national events next year,” explained Hamukwaya. Namibia's disabled athletes like Johannes Nambala, who won silver medals in T13 200m and T13 400m at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Athletics Championship in London, as well as Ananias Shikongo, who won silver in T11 100m, will grace the event. The secretary-general, who called on the nation to flock to the Independence Stadium for the event, said one of the biggest attractions of the championships will be Namibia's blade runner, Etchegaray Nguluwe, who will be testing his blades for the first time at a national competition. The championship will start at 15:00 today with 100m races, 1500m races and field events of javelin and discus. Entrance to the stadium is free.

Paralympic championship this weekend

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Namibian Sun 2025-07-14

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