Special Olympians rake in the medals
Namibian athletes with disabilities on Monday afternoon added six more medals to Team Namibia's treasure chest at the 2017 Nedbank SASAPD National Championships.
Namibia has won 12 medals since the three-day event started on Sunday.
Eliakim Ameinge, Abraham Hafenanye, Eino Mushila, Lahja Ishitile, Johanna Benson and Moses Tobias won the medals during their afternoon events on Monday.
They won three gold medals and three silvers in the T11 200 metres, T37 200m, T13 200m and T12 1500m.
The gold medals were won by Mushila, Ishitile and Tobias while Benson, Hafenanye and Ameinge won the silver medals.
Another athlete who competed on Monday was Andreas Shoombe of the boccia team but he did not make it to the next round of the competition.
Speaking to Nampa yesterday, Shoombe said despite not making it through, he had fun and learned a lot as a first-timer at an international competition.
A group of nine Namibian athletes with disabilities and their guides are at the championships.
Mushila, Tobias, Benson, Ishitile, Ameinge and Hafenanye are competing in track events with guides Sydney Kamuaruuma and Mahmad Bock.
Lihandra van der Smit and Salome April also represented the Namibian boccia team but failed to progress to the next round of the competition on the opening day.
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Namibia has won 12 medals since the three-day event started on Sunday.
Eliakim Ameinge, Abraham Hafenanye, Eino Mushila, Lahja Ishitile, Johanna Benson and Moses Tobias won the medals during their afternoon events on Monday.
They won three gold medals and three silvers in the T11 200 metres, T37 200m, T13 200m and T12 1500m.
The gold medals were won by Mushila, Ishitile and Tobias while Benson, Hafenanye and Ameinge won the silver medals.
Another athlete who competed on Monday was Andreas Shoombe of the boccia team but he did not make it to the next round of the competition.
Speaking to Nampa yesterday, Shoombe said despite not making it through, he had fun and learned a lot as a first-timer at an international competition.
A group of nine Namibian athletes with disabilities and their guides are at the championships.
Mushila, Tobias, Benson, Ishitile, Ameinge and Hafenanye are competing in track events with guides Sydney Kamuaruuma and Mahmad Bock.
Lihandra van der Smit and Salome April also represented the Namibian boccia team but failed to progress to the next round of the competition on the opening day.
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