Archive - May 9, 2008

The greatest sporting spectacle on earth, the Olympic Games will be held in Beijing, China from August 8 to 24 and Namibia will once again be present among the worldâ??s sporting elite.

Namibia became a member of the International Olympic Committee in 1991 and participated as an independent nation for the first time at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain.

Archery in Namibia received a major boost with the successful hosting of the World Field Archery Championships at Heja Lodge outside Windhoek in April.
Not only was the organisation of the tournament outstanding, but Namibia also produced four new world champions.

The May 2008 issue of Namibia Sport is available now.

Read about:
Namibia hosts World Field Archery Championships
Olympic Games countdown
Olympic standards come under fire

The Namibia Premier League is balanced on a knife-edge following Wednesdayâ??s 1-all draw between Ramblers and Pirates.
Ramblers now lead the log on 30 points, followed by SKW on 28 and Pirates on 27.

The national football side, the Brave Warriors, went down two places on the latest Coca-Cola Fifa rankings released by the world football governing body this week. Namibia are now ranked 129 in the world. In the continental rankings, the Brave Warriors are ranked 36.