The World Athletics Under-20 Championships which was scheduled to start on Tuesday in Nairobi, Kenya has been moved to Wednesday as organisers continue work to make the youth championships a success.
Athletics Namibia sent a team of six athletes which will represent the country in 100 metre (m), 200m and 4x100m relay at the championship scheduled to end on Sunday, 22 August 2021.
In an interview with Nampa on Tuesday, Team Namibia’s coach Henk Botha said the team arrived safely in Nairobi, and they are ready to give it their all when the World Athletics U-20 Championships begins.
“The team is okay in Kenya, we only had a couple of challenges with transport as athletes struggled to come from training but with regards to accommodation, food as well as the weather we are happy, because since our arrival the weather was cooler than we expected but we are informed it will change soon because Kenya is always hot in the summer,” said Botha.
The coach added that with the change in the starting date of the competition by the organisers Namibia’s athletes will be on track from Wednesday until the final day of the competition on Sunday.
The Namibian U-20 team comprises Beatrice Masilingi who will compete in the 100m, 200m and 4×100 relay; Christine Mboma competing in the 200m and 4×100 relay, while Elvis Gaseb will compete in the 100m race. Ndawana Haitembu, Carien Oosthuizen and Nandi Vass will form part of the 4x100m relay team.
Source: Namibia Press Agency
