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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>THE Oshikoto regional athletic championship has officially kicked off at the Oshakati Independence Stadium.<\/p>\n

The event is organised by the Namibia School Sport Union (NSSU) and will see primary and secondary athletes from the region competing for a spot on the regional team.<\/p>\n

The region is expected to select 50 athletes that will represent them at the national games slated for 28 April in Windhoek.<\/p>\n

NSSU Oshikoto secretary Freida \u201cNelly\u201d Uukunde said that the athletes will be selected in both track and field categories.<\/p>\n

Uukunde indicated that they have four zones, represented from Tsumeb to Onethendi, whereby 90\u2013100 athletes were selected during their concluded zonals.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are looking forward to our athletes being among those that will be selected for the national team and hopefully competing for Region five games,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The age categories are under 13, 15, 17, and 19 for both track-and-field events.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Namibia<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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