Ambunda only Namibian boxer to qualify for Olympic Games

FLYWEIGHT Paulus Ambunda will be Namibia’s only boxer at the Olympic Games scheduled for Athens, Greece in August after six other hopefulls failed to make it in three qualification competitions.

Ambunda booked his ticket to Athens during the All Africa Games held in Nigeria last October when he won a silver medal in his category. Five of the six hopefulls failed to make it past the preliminary rounds of the XV Africa Championship held in Botswana from 15 to 22 March.The event also acted as the last qualification tournament for a place in the 66 member Africa contingent for the Summer Olympic Games.Another qualification tournament took place in Morocco in January.Among the country’s boxers at the Africa Championship, only Joseph Jeremia Hilongwa went up to the semi-final stage of his division.Gottlieb Ndokosho (Bantamweight), Joshua Veikko (Featherweight), Nicanor Natangwe (Lightweight), Thikus Shangwandja (Light middleweight) and Vikapita Meroro (Middleweight) lost in the preliminary rounds of their respective divisions.- NampaFive of the six hopefulls failed to make it past the preliminary rounds of the XV Africa Championship held in Botswana from 15 to 22 March.The event also acted as the last qualification tournament for a place in the 66 member Africa contingent for the Summer Olympic Games.Another qualification tournament took place in Morocco in January.Among the country’s boxers at the Africa Championship, only Joseph Jeremia Hilongwa went up to the semi-final stage of his division.Gottlieb Ndokosho (Bantamweight), Joshua Veikko (Featherweight), Nicanor Natangwe (Lightweight), Thikus Shangwandja (Light middleweight) and Vikapita Meroro (Middleweight) lost in the preliminary rounds of their respective divisions.- Nampa