Mboma leads the world
Bock smashes 400m record
Christine Mboma's scintillating form came to the fore at the Gaborone International Meet with Namibia's Olympic silver medallist producing a world 200m lead in 2022 and an under-20 African 100m record as some of her compatriots also performed well in Botswana.
Christine Mboma ran a world-leading 21.87 seconds in the 200m on Saturday.
This was just less than an hour after she had clocked an African Under-20 100m record in a time of 10.97.
The result made her the first under-20 athlete in history to run sub-11 and sub-22-second races in the same day.
“I am thankful for being invited here and the Meet was very good,” Mboma said.
Beatrice Masilingi picked up an injury in the 100m race.
Mahmad Bock set an unofficial Namibian 400m record of 45.80 seconds. Daniel Haitembu had set the 46.14 record 42 years ago in Bloemfontein, South Africa.
Bock, who finished second in the race, managed to shatter Haitembu’s long-standing record.
In other races, Namibia’s Daniel Paulus took first place in the 5 000m event at the Gaborone Invitational Meet after running a time of 13.54 seconds.
Anthony Vries came third in the 100m in a time of 11.01, while David Dam finished sixth in the 800m, clocking 1:48:63.
Paulus Daniel won the 5000-metre race in a time of 13:54:82 minutes, while Gilbert Hainuca took the second spot in the men's 100m C category in a time of 10.36 seconds.
Carien Oosthuizen came third in the women's B category 200m, in a time of 25. 81.
This was just less than an hour after she had clocked an African Under-20 100m record in a time of 10.97.
The result made her the first under-20 athlete in history to run sub-11 and sub-22-second races in the same day.
“I am thankful for being invited here and the Meet was very good,” Mboma said.
Beatrice Masilingi picked up an injury in the 100m race.
Mahmad Bock set an unofficial Namibian 400m record of 45.80 seconds. Daniel Haitembu had set the 46.14 record 42 years ago in Bloemfontein, South Africa.
Bock, who finished second in the race, managed to shatter Haitembu’s long-standing record.
In other races, Namibia’s Daniel Paulus took first place in the 5 000m event at the Gaborone Invitational Meet after running a time of 13.54 seconds.
Anthony Vries came third in the 100m in a time of 11.01, while David Dam finished sixth in the 800m, clocking 1:48:63.
Paulus Daniel won the 5000-metre race in a time of 13:54:82 minutes, while Gilbert Hainuca took the second spot in the men's 100m C category in a time of 10.36 seconds.
Carien Oosthuizen came third in the women's B category 200m, in a time of 25. 81.
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