{"id":27777,"date":"2022-08-16T17:23:29","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T17:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/namibia-needs-more-athletes-an"},"modified":"2022-08-16T17:45:19","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T17:45:19","slug":"namibia-needs-more-athletes-an","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/namibia-needs-more-athletes-an","title":{"rendered":"Namibia needs more athletes &#8211; AN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>ATHLETICS Namibia (AN) president Erwin Naimhwaka says the country needs to have a larger representation at the 2024 Olympic Games.<\/p>\n<p>The global multi-sport championship will take place in Paris, France.<\/p>\n<p>ATHLETICS Namibia (AN) president Erwin Naimhwaka says the country needs to have a larger representation at the 2024 Olympic Games.<\/p>\n<p>The global multi-sport championship will take place in Paris, France.<\/p>\n<p>The national athletics body is working on organising regular competitions to identify prospects to be moulded into international calibre athletes.<\/p>\n<p>Growing the number and improving the quality of representatives will enhance the country&#8217;s chances of more podium finishes, he said.<\/p>\n<p>But this can be attained only through hard work, discipline and investment, he cautioned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will hopefully grow the number of the qualifiers compared to the number of athletes we had at the last Olympic Games,\u201d Naimhwaka said in a recent interview with Desert Radio.<\/p>\n<p>AN plans to double the annual grand prix series meetings and make the national athletic championship more enticing for competitors.<\/p>\n<p>The top performers will then form part of a core group to be exposed regionally and internationally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 2023 athletic calendar is an important year in terms of the 2024 Olympic Games qualification,\u201d said Naimhwaka.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAN is busy working on the 2023 calendar and I&#8217;m happy that we&#8217;ve a lot of the region and clubs coming up with competitions, which are providing platforms to identify the talent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Naimhwaka expressed satisfaction with the Namibian contingents&#8217; performances at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, where flag-bearer Christine Mboma and Helalia Johannes each bagged bronze medals in athletics.<\/p>\n<p>Mahmad Bock, Andre Retief, Daniel Paulus, Rainhold Thomas, Ivan Geldenhuys, Gilbert Hainuca, Ryan Williams and Alina Armas fell short of the podium.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs AN president, I&#8217;m very happy that Namibia is now consistently on the medal table of the major athletic competitions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The national athletics body is working on organising regular competitions to identify prospects to be moulded into international calibre athletes.<\/p>\n<p>Growing the number and improving the quality of representatives will enhance the country&#8217;s chances of more podium finishes, he said.<\/p>\n<p>But this can be attained only through hard work, discipline and investment, he cautioned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will hopefully grow the number of the qualifiers compared to the number of athletes we had at the last Olympic Games,\u201d Naimhwaka said in a recent interview with Desert Radio.<\/p>\n<p>AN plans to double the annual grand prix series meetings and make the national athletic championship more enticing for competitors.<\/p>\n<p>The top performers will then form part of a core group to be exposed regionally and internationally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 2023 athletic calendar is an important year in terms of the 2024 Olympic Games qualification,\u201d said Naimhwaka.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAN is busy working on the 2023 calendar and I&#8217;m happy that we&#8217;ve a lot of the region and clubs coming up with competitions, which are providing platforms to identify the talent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Naimhwaka expressed satisfaction with the Namibian contingents&#8217; performances at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, where flag-bearer Christine Mboma and Helalia Johannes each bagged bronze medals in athletics.<\/p>\n<p>Mahmad Bock, Andre Retief, Daniel Paulus, Rainhold Thomas, Ivan Geldenhuys, Gilbert Hainuca, Ryan Williams and Alina Armas fell short of the podium.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs AN president, I&#8217;m very happy that Namibia is now consistently on the medal table of the major athletic competitions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\">Namibia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. 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