Fredericks wants sports indaba

NAMIBIA’S legendary sprint ace Frank Fredericks has called on the various sports bodies and interested partners to get together and brainstorm on the future of Namibian sports.

He said the blame must be shifted from sports administrators to athletes who go to events to participate instead of competing. Fredericks said the bone of contention should not be how many medals are won at sporting events, but whether Namibia is competitive at international events.The clearly disappointed Fredericks said a conference was needed to address the problem, though he doubted whether such a conference would ever materialise.He said the country had many needs, and money meant for sport must be used wisely.Fredericks said for the first time in the history of sport, the NNOC has spent N$1 million to prepare athletes for the Beijing Olympic Games, describing it as a positive investment.However, Fredericks was not happy with Namibia’s performance on the international scene at all, adding that sports administrators did their level best in preparing athletes, but athletes failed to bring their side by not being competitive and committed enough.Namibia did poorly at the Olympic Games held in Beijing, China, this year but managed to get a bronze medal at the Paralympic Games.At the Commonwealth Youth Games in India, Namibia bagged two silver medals.NampaFredericks said the bone of contention should not be how many medals are won at sporting events, but whether Namibia is competitive at international events.The clearly disappointed Fredericks said a conference was needed to address the problem, though he doubted whether such a conference would ever materialise.He said the country had many needs, and money meant for sport must be used wisely.Fredericks said for the first time in the history of sport, the NNOC has spent N$1 million to prepare athletes for the Beijing Olympic Games, describing it as a positive investment.However, Fredericks was not happy with Namibia’s performance on the international scene at all, adding that sports administrators did their level best in preparing athletes, but athletes failed to bring their side by not being competitive and committed enough.Namibia did poorly at the Olympic Games held in Beijing, China, this year but managed to get a bronze medal at the Paralympic Games.At the Commonwealth Youth Games in India, Namibia bagged two silver medals.Nampa