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Wrestlers excel at Commonwealth Youth Games

Posted 15th October 2008 at 10:06 PM by NamibiaSport
Wrestlers Sem Shilimela and Lukas Thomas excelled for Namibia when they both won medals at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India on Wednesday.

Shilimela won the silver medal in the 54kg category after reaching the final where he lost 3-0 on points to Jitendra Hariprasad of India.
Earlier, Shilimela beat Brandon Third of New Zealand 3-1 in the quarterfinals and Gareth Jones of Wales 3-1 in the semifinals.

Thomas won a bronze medal in the 50kg category after...
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Namibian team leaves for Youth Games

Posted 9th October 2008 at 05:36 PM by NamibiaSport
Updated 13th October 2008 at 09:12 PM by NamibiaSport
A Namibian team of 13 athletes will participate at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India from October 12 to 18.

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Samaria seventh in 1 500m

Posted 21st August 2008 at 10:05 PM by NamibiaSport
Updated 21st August 2008 at 10:13 PM by NamibiaSport
Agnes Samaria crashed out of the women’s 1 500m at the Olympic Games when she came seventh in her heat today.

Samaria completed the race in a slow time of 4:15,80 which was more than 10 seconds off her personal best time for the event.

The pace was slow and tactical from the start and with a lap remaining Samaria was still in with a chance in the leading pack of athletes. But Samaria’s challenge faltered over the final home straight as she could not respond to the other...
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Samaria out of 800m

Posted 17th August 2008 at 08:48 PM by NamibiaSport
Updated 18th August 2008 at 11:27 PM by NamibiaSport
Agnes Samaria failed to qualify for the semifinals of the women’s 800m after finishing fifth in her heat on Friday.

Samaria started off strongly and was in the leading group at the halfway stage. With 200m to go she had even taken the lead, completing the 600m mark in 1:33,33. But Samaria faded over the home straight to eventually finish fifth in a time of 2:02,18.

Her heat was won by Svetlana Klyuka of Russia in 2:01,67, followed by Rosibel Garcia of Columbia (2:01,98)...
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Louw fails to make long jump final

Posted 17th August 2008 at 08:46 PM by NamibiaSport
Updated 18th August 2008 at 11:27 PM by NamibiaSport
Stephan Louw failed to qualify for the men’s long jump final by the smallest of margins after the qualifying rounds at the Olympics on Saturday.

Louw finished eighth in Group A with a best distance of 7,93 metres, to miss out on a place in the final by a mere centimetre.


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