Rodney Stewe with his gold medal in Berlyn. Photo Contributed
Rodney Stewe with his gold medal in Berlyn. Photo Contributed

#JustIn: Stewe clinches gold

Tielman Van Lill
Rodney Stewe and Fikameni Hamutenya today honoured Namibia with two medals at the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin, Germany.

Stewe won Namibia's first gold medal in cycling when he beat Hui Teng Yang of China and José Quintero of Germany over 5 km for the world title.

Hamutenya's grabed his second silver medal in the 1 500 m race.

Daniel Mutiso from Kenya who beat him over the 800 m was again too quick for Namibia's fast middle-distance athlete. Komong Moncho of South Africa picked up bronze.

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Namibian Sun 2024-11-14

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