NSC reflects on achievements
As the year is about to end, the custodian of sports in the country, the NSC, reflects on its achievements.
The Namibia Sports Commission (NSC) says despite challenges faced this year, the nation was well represented at local, regional, continental and international sporting events.
NSC chairperson Freddy Mwiya issued a press statement saying that the year was busy and that the commission had seen growth and learnt some lessons.
He said the Brave Warriors qualifying and representing Namibia at the 2019 Afcon, as well as the senior rugby team competing at the Rugby World Cup in Japan, were some of the country's notable sport achievements this year.
Mwiya added that other athletes made the nation proud at the African Games in Morocco, winning eight gold medals and placing Namibia in 16th position out of 55 participating nations.
“Athletics did not disappoint as Helalia Johannes was able to capture the world by winning bronze at the IAAF World Championships in Qatar.
“Not to forget disability sport, as the para-athletes made waves at the World Para-Athletics Championships in Dubai by winning one gold and one bronze medal. As if this was not enough, the Namibian netball team brought back its glory days by winning the M1 Nations Cup hosted in Singapore,” added Mwiya.
He applauded the ministry of sport in collaboration with the NSC for successfully hosting the Regional Annual Sport Awards (RASA) in Windhoek, making it the first time the event was hosted outside South Africa since its inception.
“In line with our strategic objectives to reach out to the masses and to be self-sustainable, we were also able to host the Namibia Annual Sport Awards (NASA) successfully for the second time outside the capital city.
“The NASA hosted in Ondangwa will go down in history as one of the most inspiring events as the corporate social responsibility (CSR) aspects of the event left a memorable legacy that will continue to be cherished by the nation,” the chairperson continued.
Furthermore, Mwiya said as part of the implementation of the objectives contained in the NSC strategic plan, the commission hosted the first-ever Namibia Annual Sport Expo (NASE) under the theme 'Professionalising Sport in Namibia'.
Mwiya added that there were considerable challenges in looking after Namibian athletes but as long there was a desire to overcome challenges and to succeed, a prosperous and sustainable Namibian sport industry could be built.
“As an organisation, we continuously worked on engaging our affiliate members and regional structures through internal training, stakeholder engagement sessions and workshops in order to ensure the administration, management and coordination of all sport.
“We are looking forward to working with every sporting code, umbrella body, citizen and every enterprise to make Namibian sport better and one that all Namibians can benefit from,” Mwiya concluded.
LIMBA MUPETAMI
NSC chairperson Freddy Mwiya issued a press statement saying that the year was busy and that the commission had seen growth and learnt some lessons.
He said the Brave Warriors qualifying and representing Namibia at the 2019 Afcon, as well as the senior rugby team competing at the Rugby World Cup in Japan, were some of the country's notable sport achievements this year.
Mwiya added that other athletes made the nation proud at the African Games in Morocco, winning eight gold medals and placing Namibia in 16th position out of 55 participating nations.
“Athletics did not disappoint as Helalia Johannes was able to capture the world by winning bronze at the IAAF World Championships in Qatar.
“Not to forget disability sport, as the para-athletes made waves at the World Para-Athletics Championships in Dubai by winning one gold and one bronze medal. As if this was not enough, the Namibian netball team brought back its glory days by winning the M1 Nations Cup hosted in Singapore,” added Mwiya.
He applauded the ministry of sport in collaboration with the NSC for successfully hosting the Regional Annual Sport Awards (RASA) in Windhoek, making it the first time the event was hosted outside South Africa since its inception.
“In line with our strategic objectives to reach out to the masses and to be self-sustainable, we were also able to host the Namibia Annual Sport Awards (NASA) successfully for the second time outside the capital city.
“The NASA hosted in Ondangwa will go down in history as one of the most inspiring events as the corporate social responsibility (CSR) aspects of the event left a memorable legacy that will continue to be cherished by the nation,” the chairperson continued.
Furthermore, Mwiya said as part of the implementation of the objectives contained in the NSC strategic plan, the commission hosted the first-ever Namibia Annual Sport Expo (NASE) under the theme 'Professionalising Sport in Namibia'.
Mwiya added that there were considerable challenges in looking after Namibian athletes but as long there was a desire to overcome challenges and to succeed, a prosperous and sustainable Namibian sport industry could be built.
“As an organisation, we continuously worked on engaging our affiliate members and regional structures through internal training, stakeholder engagement sessions and workshops in order to ensure the administration, management and coordination of all sport.
“We are looking forward to working with every sporting code, umbrella body, citizen and every enterprise to make Namibian sport better and one that all Namibians can benefit from,” Mwiya concluded.
LIMBA MUPETAMI
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