Bank sponsors Olympic Committee

BANK Windhoek this week announced a long-term partnership with the Namibia National Olympic Committee amounting to a sponsorship of N$320 000 over three years.

Marlize Horn, the senior manager of marketing and corporate communication services of Bank Windhoek, said that the aim of the sponsorship is to adequately prepare Namibian athletes for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. She said the objective of the sponsorship coincided with the goals of the NNOC, which are to win more medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi and the 2012 Olympic Games in London.The president of the NNOC, Agnes Tjongarero said they had set themselves a goal of winning at least three gold, four silver and three bronze medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.To achieve this they had identified six sporting codes which they will assist by coordinating national, regional and international sporting events for top performing athletes from these codes.The identified codes are athletics, boxing, table tennis, lawn bowls, shooting and hockey.www.namibiasport.com.naShe said the objective of the sponsorship coincided with the goals of the NNOC, which are to win more medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi and the 2012 Olympic Games in London.The president of the NNOC, Agnes Tjongarero said they had set themselves a goal of winning at least three gold, four silver and three bronze medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.To achieve this they had identified six sporting codes which they will assist by coordinating national, regional and international sporting events for top performing athletes from these codes.The identified codes are athletics, boxing, table tennis, lawn bowls, shooting and hockey.www.namibiasport.com.na