Addicted to silverware

Jesse Jackson KauraisaNamibia’s 2022 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Ananias Shikongo says he is still hungry for more medals despite collecting many over his illustrious career. The Paralympics star returned to Namibia from Birmingham, where he scooped a bronze in the T11/T12 event. “I am still not done yet because I definitely want more glory at big competitions.I am happy with what I have accomplished right now and it is all thanks to the team that contributed towards my success.“There are still many competitions to go and I just feel I still have more to offer to Paralympics,” Shikongo said. Achiever Hailing from the Okankolo constituency in the Oshikoto Region, the 36-year-old athlete entered this year’s event on the back of a successful Tokyo 2020 Olympics.He faced a difficult upbringing after losing sight in both eyes in two separate incidents during his childhood.The talented athlete, however, rose to fame in 2011 after winning a 200-metre gold and a 400 m bronze at the All Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique.He won Namibia silver in the 400 m T11 at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games under difficult weather conditions, and has gone on to bring home more than 15 medals at high-calibre events. One of his most famous successes was achieved at the 2016 Rio Paralympics, where he won a 200 m gold and a 100 m and 400 m bronze.“I said before that we believed in him to bring a medal home because of his experience and commitment.He proved again why he is one of the best by coming back with a bronze. “I am very proud of him and confident that he will bring us more medals before he calls it quits,” Namibia Paralympics Committee secretary-general Michael Hamukwaya noted.

Addicted to silverware

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Namibian Sun 2022-09-27

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