32 NAMIB TIMES
8 AUGUST 2014
Team Namibia returns with 3 medals trial road event in 27 place with Irene Steyn ending her race against the clock just a few seconds slower than Vera in 28th position. The cycling road race however was the most grueling of the Glasgow 2014 cycling events, with an extremely tough course with steep climbs, sharp corners, cobble stones and to make things even harder, the worst weather Glasgow has seen during the 11 competition days. As a result of the rain the roads turned slippery and with the risk of accidents the strongest riders started off the race at warp speed, dropping the less experienced cyclists within the first few kilometers of the 168km race. Out of 127 riders starting the men's race, only 12 riders managed to finish all 12 laps of the course. Namibia's Dan Craven impressed with a top 10 finish, ending the race in 9th position after a crash in the last lap which cost him an even better result. The other Namibian men performed exceptionally well in the conditions, with Till Drobish one of the last riders to drop out of the race. In marathon, Helalia Johannes lost a podium position in the marathon with 3 km to go, up to which time she was still placed in third th
HARD HITTER: Junias Jonas rocks his opponent
Staff reporter Namibia's athletes returned with three medals from the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Para-athletes Johanna Benson and Lahja Ishitile both claimed bronze in the long jump and 100m res p e c t i v e l y, w h i l e Junias Jonas returned with a silver medal won in the 64kg light welter boxing. Beyond the three medal winners, Namibia impressed on seven fields of play over 11 competition days. R eg a rd i ng bo w ls , Namibia's pairs lawn bowls team was in with a shot at the podium with Douw Calitz and his partner, Will Esterhuizen. The pair beat Norfolk Islands, Jersey and Cook Islands in the group phase, only losing to Australia. In
the quarterfinal Namibia caused an upset, beating Australia 19:12, but then unfortunately lost the semifinal against Malaysia. In the playoff for bronze, England was the better team on the day, forcing Calitz/ Esterhuizen to settle for fourth place. Namibia's 'four team', 'triple team' and 'single player' missed out on a top two position in their respective groups which would have taken them from the group phase to the quarter final. For single player, Will Esterhuizen, this was by the slightest of margins, finishing on equal points with Zambia's Harry Musonda, but on a lower
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shot difference. In boxing, Junias Jonas was Namibia's top performer at the games winning silver in the light welter category. On the way to the final Jonas beat Amir Khan (PAK), Charles Lumbwe (ZAM), Leroy Hindley (NZL) and Sean Duffy (NRI). In the final Jonas put up an excellent fight against his opponent, local Scottish boy and Dehli 2010 silver medalist Josh Taylor. Taylor however was the better boxer on the day and claimed gold. Namibia's other boxers also impressed in their respective categories,
with Mujandjua Kasuto proceeding up to round 16 in the 75kg middle weight, Immanuel Shapaka eliminated in the round of 32 in the men's fly 52kg and Lazarus Shaningwa losing to New Zeeland's Chad Milnes in round 16 of the men's 60kg light weight category. Looking at cycling, in the mountain bike race Heiko Redecker finith shed a respectable 18 in the men's event with Vera Adrian ending the ladies race in 16th position. Vera Adrian, participating in all three cycling races for Namibia, completed the time
position. On the last three kilom e t e r s s h e u n f o rtunately was passed by Australia's Jess Trengrove and Canada's Lanni Marchant to end in 5th position. Nambia's other runners gave it all, especially Beata Naigambo who drew lot of attention when collapsing five meters before the finish line only to get up again and stumble over the finish line in 11th position, before being rushed off and treated by the race medics. Beata is however again well recovered. Regarding Parasports, the Namibian surprise of the 2014 Commonwealth Games was 17 year old Lahja Ishitile. Unknown to most Namibians before the Games, Lahja realised the medal prediction her coach had set for her before the 100m T11/12 race. Visually impaired Ishitile raced down the 100m track lead by her guide Davido Ndeilenga in 13:48 seconds to claim bronze medal. Ana Kambinda and Johanna Katjikuru achieved season best times in their respective heats of the 100m T11/12 race, but were unfortunately not able to qualify for the final. Etchegaray Nguluwe achived a new personal best in the F42/44 discuss with a distance
of 28.88m giving him th 12 position in his event. In the power lifting competition, Ruben Soroseb ended th in 6 place after lifting 200kg. Looking at shooting, expectations from Namibia's shooter, Gaby Ahrens, were high after she won silver four years ago in Delhi. Unfortunately Gaby missed out this time around on qualification for the trap shooting final by three points after the three qualifying rounds, finishing 12th in the qualification. In Triathlon, on the first competition day of Glasgow 2014, Namibia's Drikus Coetzee achieved his set target of finishing in the top 30 in the Commonwealth Games triathlon when he finished the race in th 25 position and lastly looking at wrestling, Angula Shikongo lost his wresting fight against England's Leon Rattigan after a respectable performance, and missed out on the opportunity to compete for bronze in the repechage round when Rattigan was defeated in the semifinal. Namibia's top performer at the Glasgow 2014 Games, was light welterweight boxer, Junias Jonas. Source: ProActive
Rossmund Golf Club News Winter seems to be truly here – and few golfers are braving the weather to swing a club or two. Last Saturday, we had the pleasure of Weiss Hardware sponsoring the Competition and just over 30 players participated. Thank you Eric for your very generous prizes, and we look forward to your being with us again in 2015 ! It was an interesting and fiercely closely fought competition; three
players shared the honours on a score of 37 points: W Borg, E Uushona and W Reitz. Congratulations. Wednesday's golf drew a greater field than normal, and the very cold “south wester” did not prevent J van Schalkwyk winning on 36 for the best 18 holes: followed by T Boesch as runner up on
34 points (he is very hard to beat) The best overall 9 hole score went to L van der Walt (18) on a count out/tie with G van der Merwe. The prizes were kindly donated by Megasave, CTM and Office Coastal International. Thanks to our sponsors. Next Wednesday 9 hole players must play the
front 9. This weekend is the attraction of Sages in Tsumeb, and their kindness, hospitality, and generosity have drawn several players from Rossmund to participate. Best wishes to you all bring home the honours. This Saturday is the FNB Betterball competition at the Club.
First National is a very good sponsor of golf, so put your names down and give them your support. Golfers please remember to play your Match play rounds according to the dates on the Notice Board. “The older I get, the better I used to be” (Lee Trevino).