{"id":68447,"date":"2024-05-10T17:54:13","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T17:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/six-athletes-headed-for-cross-country-eventover-20-countries-set-to-compete"},"modified":"2024-05-10T17:54:13","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T17:54:13","slug":"six-athletes-headed-for-cross-country-eventover-20-countries-set-to-compete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/six-athletes-headed-for-cross-country-eventover-20-countries-set-to-compete","title":{"rendered":"Six athletes headed for cross country event\u2026over 20 countries set to compete"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>Six Namibian athletes will participate at the second edition of the International School Sports Federation (ISF) World Schools Cross-Country Championships to be held in Nairobi, Kenya.<\/p>\n

The team consists of three male and three female athletes – Elizabeth Kalola, Linea Iita, Beata Nghilifilwa, Penehupifo Shikongo, Nestor Shilamba, and Johannes Jeremia. They will join 400 other pupils from different countries.<\/p>\n

The team departed for Kenya on Wednesday led by Nomin Lucas, the head of delegation, along with coaches Petrus Andim and Edward Kapewasha, as well as team manager Zelda Katjingisiua.<\/p>\n

Namibia School Sports Union\u2019s Rodger Kambatuku expressed confidence in the team\u2019s selection process, and their readiness for the competition. \u201cThis is the best team we have selected, and I believe we are going to get the results with this team.<\/p>\n

This team has potential, and I believe they will make the country proud at the tournament.\u201d The competition will feature events for U\/12, and 15, as well as U\/18 categories at the Ngong racecourse. The U\/12 athletes will compete in the 1 000 to<\/p>\n

1 200 metre race for both boys and girls. In the U\/15 category, girls will run between 2 000m and 2 500m, while boys will run between 3 000 and 3 500m. The U\/18 girls will compete over distances of between 3 000m and 3 500m, while boys will run between 5 000m and 5 500m. The chief executive officer of the event, Barnaba Korir, said Kenya is ready to host the competition, with all logistics in place.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything is set for the one-day competition, which involves the arrival of students on 9 May. We have lined up several cultural activities for the pupils, but the main event will be on Sunday, where they will compete in the U\/12, and 15, and U\/18 cross country championships at the Ngong racecourse.\u201d said Korir.<\/p>\n

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