{"id":41157,"date":"2023-03-14T18:31:49","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T18:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/johannes-to-miss-10km-spar-challenge"},"modified":"2023-03-14T18:49:27","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T18:49:27","slug":"johannes-to-miss-10km-spar-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/johannes-to-miss-10km-spar-challenge","title":{"rendered":"Johannes to miss 10km Spar Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>The highly-anticipated annual 10km Spar Challenge, which is exclusively reserved for women this year, is set to take place in Windhoek on 23 April.<\/p>\n<p>It will, unfortunately, see the country\u2019s top marathoner Helalia Johannes missing in action.<\/p>\n<p>The veteran runner\u2019s coach Robert Kaxuxwena confirmed that Johannes will not partake as the event is not part of their planned activities for the year. Therefore, it makes it hard for the athlete to properly prepare.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMoreover, we are uncertain about our participation in the other editions of Spar marathons in South Africa as well,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Johannes\u2019 absence, preparations for the event are well underway, and organiser Berthold Karumendu said registration has been completed at all Spar locations across the country, while online entries remain available.<\/p>\n<p>He encouraged more women to register for the event before the end of this month as late registrations may cause hiccups.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are pleased to report that preparations for the event are progressing smoothly, and we are anticipating a significant turnout on 23 April,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis event is a significant fixture on the Namibian sports calendar, and is sure to be a highlight of the year. This year\u2019s event is particularly special because it aims to empower women in sports, and promote a healthy lifestyle among them. This unique focus is sure to attract more participants and a substantial turnout, and we are excited to see the impact it will have on the communities,\u201d Karumendu 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. The highly-anticipated annual 10km Spar Challenge, which is exclusively reserved for women this year, is set to take place in Windhoek on 23 April. It will, unfortunately, see the country\u2019s top marathoner Helalia Johannes missing in action. The veteran runner\u2019s coach Robert Kaxuxwena confirmed that Johannes will not partake as the event [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":41156,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,17],"tags":[234,236,233],"class_list":["post-41157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-sport","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-namibia","tag-namibia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Johannes to miss 10km Spar Challenge - Namibia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The highly-anticipated annual 10km Spar Challenge, which is exclusively reserved for women this year, is set to take pla ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/johannes-to-miss-10km-spar-challenge\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Johannes to miss 10km Spar Challenge\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The highly-anticipated annual 10km Spar Challenge, which is exclusively reserved for women this year, is set to take pla ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/johannes-to-miss-10km-spar-challenge\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Namibia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-03-14T18:31:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-03-14T18:49:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nambia\/sites\/29\/2023\/03\/postQueueImg_1678806114.87.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"501\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/johannes-to-miss-10km-spar-challenge#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/johannes-to-miss-10km-spar-challenge\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Johannes to miss 10km Spar Challenge\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-03-14T18:31:49+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-03-14T18:49:27+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/johannes-to-miss-10km-spar-challenge\"},\"wordCount\":261,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/johannes-to-miss-10km-spar-challenge#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nambia\/sites\/29\/2023\/03\/postQueueImg_1678806114.87.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"africa press\",\"Africa Press-Namibia\",\"namibia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"sport\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/johannes-to-miss-10km-spar-challenge#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/johannes-to-miss-10km-spar-challenge\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/johannes-to-miss-10km-spar-challenge\",\"name\":\"Johannes to miss 10km Spar Challenge - 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