Team Namibia geared up for games
Team Namibia's chef de mission for the 2018 African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region Five Games, Anton Langerman, says their goal is to deliver better performances this year.
The under-20 games will be held in Gaborone, Botswana from 6 to 18 December, with Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe competing.
Langerman said it has been a tough year for teams preparing for the games, but he is hopeful they will do better with the little resources they have at their disposal.
“We wanted to host training sessions for all the selected teams in August and November, but due to financial constraints that could not happen. The teams will be in camp before we travel to Botswana on 3 December,” he said.
Despite the limited resources, Langerman said volleyball, basketball, boxing and football have already started preparing for the youth games.
“It would have been good if we had enough time for the teams to prepare, because most of these athletes are coming from different regions, and team sports need to train together for their composure.”
Langerman, however, said this year's teams have more athletes and they are hoping to bring more medals home and end among the top three at the games.
A group of 152 athletes were selected during the Namibia Sports Commission (NSC) Youth Games held in the capital earlier this year. They will compete in athletics, para-athletics, boxing, judo, netball, swimming, tennis, volleyball, football (male and female) and basketball (male).
Team Namibia ended sixth overall with 40 medals at the 2016 edition held in Luanda, Angola.
A team of 125 athletes competed in women's football, track and field, boxing, basketball, netball, swimming, and tennis against nine other southern African countries.
Namibia collected five gold, 19 silver and 16 bronze medals.
NAMPA
The under-20 games will be held in Gaborone, Botswana from 6 to 18 December, with Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe competing.
Langerman said it has been a tough year for teams preparing for the games, but he is hopeful they will do better with the little resources they have at their disposal.
“We wanted to host training sessions for all the selected teams in August and November, but due to financial constraints that could not happen. The teams will be in camp before we travel to Botswana on 3 December,” he said.
Despite the limited resources, Langerman said volleyball, basketball, boxing and football have already started preparing for the youth games.
“It would have been good if we had enough time for the teams to prepare, because most of these athletes are coming from different regions, and team sports need to train together for their composure.”
Langerman, however, said this year's teams have more athletes and they are hoping to bring more medals home and end among the top three at the games.
A group of 152 athletes were selected during the Namibia Sports Commission (NSC) Youth Games held in the capital earlier this year. They will compete in athletics, para-athletics, boxing, judo, netball, swimming, tennis, volleyball, football (male and female) and basketball (male).
Team Namibia ended sixth overall with 40 medals at the 2016 edition held in Luanda, Angola.
A team of 125 athletes competed in women's football, track and field, boxing, basketball, netball, swimming, and tennis against nine other southern African countries.
Namibia collected five gold, 19 silver and 16 bronze medals.
NAMPA
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