Namibian sprinters Chris Kinda and his guide Kelvin Goagoseb , as well as Ananias Shikongo and his guide Even Tjiuiju , have qualified for the semi - finals of the men ' s T11 100 - meter race at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games after impressive performances . On day six of the track and field events , the Namibian athletes participated in the morning sessions of the Paralympic Games in Paris , France . Kinda , the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships champion in the 400m and the 400m Paralympic Games , and silver medalist Shikongo competed in the T11 100m heats . Kinda and Goagoseb finished second in heat two , behind 2020 Paralympic Games gold medalist in the 100m and world record holder Athanasios Ghavelas of Greece and his guide Ioannis Nyfantopoulos , who ran a seasonal best of 11 . 16 seconds in heat two . Namibia ' s 2016 Paralympic Games gold medalist , Shikongo , and his guide Tjiuiju won heat five with a seasonal best of 11 . 39 seconds to qualify for the next round of the championships . The maj or international multi - sport event involves athletes with a range of disabilities and is governed by the International Paralympic Committee ( IPC ). Team Namibia has won a gold medal at the championships through T11 female sprinter Lahja Ishitile and her guide Sem Shimanda . At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games , Team Namibia returned with two medals - one silver and one bronze won by Ananias Shikongo and Johannes Nambala , respectively .Source: The Namibia News Agency