Three qualify for World Champs
Only three Namibians athletes have qualified for the World Athletics Championships taking place in London from 5 to 13 August.
They are marathon runners Beata Naigambo, Helalia Johannes and Lavinia Haitope.
Athletics Namibia (AN) president Erwin Naimhwaka told Nampa that the qualification window was still open until June and more athletes might qualify by then.
“I am still waiting for feedback from the committee that oversees our athletes qualifying at different events in the country and abroad,” he said. The world governing body for athletics - the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) - publishes qualifying standards in advance of the competitions. Each country is allowed to choose their own method of selecting athletes for elite-level competitions like the Olympics and world championships.
Naimhwaka said only one Namibian athlete might compete at the championship this year.
“Due to lack of resources we might only have one athlete representing the country through the free funded slot by the IAAF, but if we have the resources we will choose two from the three that have qualified for the marathon,” said Naimhwaka.
The IAAF allows only two athletes per category from the same country.
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They are marathon runners Beata Naigambo, Helalia Johannes and Lavinia Haitope.
Athletics Namibia (AN) president Erwin Naimhwaka told Nampa that the qualification window was still open until June and more athletes might qualify by then.
“I am still waiting for feedback from the committee that oversees our athletes qualifying at different events in the country and abroad,” he said. The world governing body for athletics - the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) - publishes qualifying standards in advance of the competitions. Each country is allowed to choose their own method of selecting athletes for elite-level competitions like the Olympics and world championships.
Naimhwaka said only one Namibian athlete might compete at the championship this year.
“Due to lack of resources we might only have one athlete representing the country through the free funded slot by the IAAF, but if we have the resources we will choose two from the three that have qualified for the marathon,” said Naimhwaka.
The IAAF allows only two athletes per category from the same country.
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