A BOOK titled ‘The History of Athletics in Namibia’ will be launched on February 20 in Windhoek.
The book covers the period 1917 to 2003 and gives readers an outline of how sport and athletics in particular functioned in pre- and post-independence Namibia. More than 40 profiles of top Namibian athletes and sport administrators appear in the book.Among the athletes appearing in this edition are: Frank Fredericks, Agnes Samaria, Frank Puriza, Desiderius Baffrath, Hella Kupe, Gerhard Barnard, Leoni van Rensburg, Bob Tageni, Frank Kayele, Ralph Blaauw, Anna Shipena, Sherwin Vries, Abraham So-Oabeb, Lucky Gawanab, Elizabeth Mongudhi, and Lazarus Kapolo.Umbrella bodies like TISAN, NSSU and Sport for Disabled / Special Olympics are also covered and the book will give the reader more information on these organisations, their structures, top athletes and administrators.The book also addressed the following important topics that would enhance athletes’ performance: Growth & Development, Nutrition, Strength Training and Fartlek.The book will go on sale after the launch.It will be distributed by Handura Sport Books and will be available every Saturday morning from 09h00 to 12h00 at the Independence Stadium.For more details, contact Erwin Handura at 081 124 8249.The author, Erwin Handura, is a former national hockey team player and coach of the women’s senior national hockey team.He was also the former secretary general of the Namibia Schools Sports Union (NSSU).He also served on the Namibia Hockey UnionŽs (NHU) executive committee.More than 40 profiles of top Namibian athletes and sport administrators appear in the book.Among the athletes appearing in this edition are: Frank Fredericks, Agnes Samaria, Frank Puriza, Desiderius Baffrath, Hella Kupe, Gerhard Barnard, Leoni van Rensburg, Bob Tageni, Frank Kayele, Ralph Blaauw, Anna Shipena, Sherwin Vries, Abraham So-Oabeb, Lucky Gawanab, Elizabeth Mongudhi, and Lazarus Kapolo.Umbrella bodies like TISAN, NSSU and Sport for Disabled / Special Olympics are also covered and the book will give the reader more information on these organisations, their structures, top athletes and administrators. The book also addressed the following important topics that would enhance athletes’ performance: Growth & Development, Nutrition, Strength Training and Fartlek.The book will go on sale after the launch.It will be distributed by Handura Sport Books and will be available every Saturday morning from 09h00 to 12h00 at the Independence Stadium.For more details, contact Erwin Handura at 081 124 8249.The author, Erwin Handura, is a former national hockey team player and coach of the women’s senior national hockey team.He was also the former secretary general of the Namibia Schools Sports Union (NSSU).He also served on the Namibia Hockey UnionŽs (NHU) executive committee.
