Tourney attracts talent
Olympic Day was celebrated in style in Windhoek this past weekend and coincided with the historic 3-on-3 basketball tournament.
The historic 3-on-3 basketball event attracted young and old from across the country.
The game has officially been approved by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as an Olympic sport discipline beginning 2020 in Tokyo.
NBF thus jump-started their campaign to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games and in collaboration with Fresh FM hosted a tournament this past Saturday in Windhoek.
The tournament was also in celebration of Olympic Day.
The day celebrated by millions of people in more than 160 countries.
It commemorates the birth of the modern Olympic Games and promotes fitness, wellbeing, culture and education.
The tournament attracted 45 teams with male and female players arriving from as far as the north of Namibia.
The tournament had seven divisions; each had six teams in it.
There were three age groups competing: Under-13, U-15 (male and female), U-18 (male and female) and senior competition for both males and females.
The secretary-general of NBF, Ramah Mumba, said that more teams showed interest but they could not accommodate them all.
“We had little time to organise the event, but I am very happy with the turn out. I believe 3-on-3 basketball will kickoff successfully in the country as we plan to have training courses for coaches and referees to get teams ready for the Olympic qualifiers.”
He said the game is about individual skill rather than team play and thus makes it easier for any player to take up.
The basketball federation plans on taking the game to all regions of the country in order to educate and attract more players
Mumba said that the federation is late in preparations for the 2020 Olympic qualifiers and will now set their eyes on 2024.
LIMBA MUPETAMI
The game has officially been approved by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as an Olympic sport discipline beginning 2020 in Tokyo.
NBF thus jump-started their campaign to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games and in collaboration with Fresh FM hosted a tournament this past Saturday in Windhoek.
The tournament was also in celebration of Olympic Day.
The day celebrated by millions of people in more than 160 countries.
It commemorates the birth of the modern Olympic Games and promotes fitness, wellbeing, culture and education.
The tournament attracted 45 teams with male and female players arriving from as far as the north of Namibia.
The tournament had seven divisions; each had six teams in it.
There were three age groups competing: Under-13, U-15 (male and female), U-18 (male and female) and senior competition for both males and females.
The secretary-general of NBF, Ramah Mumba, said that more teams showed interest but they could not accommodate them all.
“We had little time to organise the event, but I am very happy with the turn out. I believe 3-on-3 basketball will kickoff successfully in the country as we plan to have training courses for coaches and referees to get teams ready for the Olympic qualifiers.”
He said the game is about individual skill rather than team play and thus makes it easier for any player to take up.
The basketball federation plans on taking the game to all regions of the country in order to educate and attract more players
Mumba said that the federation is late in preparations for the 2020 Olympic qualifiers and will now set their eyes on 2024.
LIMBA MUPETAMI
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