Athletics action continues

Leandrea Louw

The primary school athletics championships took place the past weekend at the Kuisebmond Sports Stadium in Walvis Bay. All the local primary schools’ best athletes competed against each other. Boys and girls under 9, 10, 11 and 12 competed in various track and field items.

Here are the first places in the various events:

60-metre dash:

Martino Manjara (boys under 9, 9.10 seconds)

Adri-Ann Hoeses (girls under 9, 8:90 seconds)

Chloe Awases (girls under 10, 11:57 seconds)

80-metre dash:

Keegan Pretorius (boys under 9, 12.06 seconds)

Braidon Nujoma (boys under 10, 11.00 seconds)

Veitjiua Mbangaura (boys under 11, 10.80 seconds)

Delisha Tsuses (girls under 9, 12:41 seconds)

Wendy Van Wyk (girls under 11, 10:34 seconds)

Anna-Maria Rubeni (girls under 12, 10:00 seconds)

Guanito Noble (boys under 12, 10.19 seconds)

100-metre dash:

Rowan Horoseb (boys under 10, 14.08 seconds)

Johan-Dre de Klerk (boys under 11, 12.72 seconds)

Wanito Fransmann (boys under 12, 13.14 seconds)

Elrisha Hannabes (girls under 11, 12.62 seconds)

Kelly Garises (girls under 12, 13:31 seconds)

800 metres:

Penduleni James (boys under 12, 2:41:50)

Jarred Jackson (boys under 11, 2:34:97)

Tunga Ndiweteko (girls under 11, 2:46:47)

Tjeripo Katjepunda (girls under 12, 2:48:63)

1200 metres:

Nghishi Nghininingishiwa (boys under 12, 4:13:90)

Jarred Jackson (boys under 11, 4:06:44)

Tunga Ndiweteko (girls under 11, 4:22:87)

Lewisita Humbu (girls under 12, 4:25:59)

High Jump:

Arno Bruwer (boys under 10, 1.15 metres)

Leonardo Haimbilo (boys under 11, 1.25 metres)

Tyran Dawids (boys under 12, 1.35 metres)

Laimi Johannes (girls under 10, 1.00 metres)

Maria Barakias (girls under 11, 1.10 metres)

Makena Kafuro (girls under 12, 1.15 metres)

Long Jump:

Sasha Katoti (girls under 10, 3.32 metres)

Jayla Kamure (girls under 11, 3.40 metres)

Miche Maree (girls under 11, 3.40 metres)

Raquel Hardnick (girls under 12, 3.85 metres)

Calico Samuels (boys under 10, 3.55 metres)

Patrice Seibeb (boys under 11, 3.90 metres)

Shot Put:

Taylor Moller (boys under 10, 7.35 metres)

Iupopila Amoonga (girls under 10, 4.87 metres)

Julius Junaid (girls under 11, 7.31 metres)

Reece Smith (girls under 12, 7.92 metres)

Montgomery Karihuaka (boys under 11, 8.84 metres)

Raygon Majiedt (boys under 12, 8.84 metres)

The sub-national athletics championship is slated for this weekend at the Vineta Sports Stadium in Swakopmund.