Golden Cheetah wins Top Ten Championships

Golden Cheetahs Athletics Club was the best performing club at the season-opening Coca Cola Top Ten Athletics Championships in Windhoek on March 16.

Cheetahs won the club competition with a total of 8 800 points, followed by Winners Athletics Club with 8 600 points and WHS Athletics Club on 8 400 points. It was the first senior athletics championships of the season and saw a good turnout of athletes from 11 clubs throughout Namibia.Herunga is top performer Tjipe Herunga of Winners Athletics Club was the best individual performer at the Championships.She won the women’s 400m in 55,62 seconds, which gave her a total of 1 016 points according to the international points ranking system.Herunga also won the women’s 200m in 25,70 seconds, which gave her a total of 954 points.Martha Shivolo of Winners Athletics Club was the top women’s middle distance performer, winning the 800m in 2:13,96 for a total of 919 points.Keshia Kalomo of Golden Cheetahs was the top athlete in the female jumping events, winning the long jump with a leap of 5,35 metres for a total of 842 points.Charlize van der Linde of WHS Athletics Club was the top female in the throwing events, winning the discus event in 35,78 metres for a total of 589 points.Bock is top male athlete Leroy Bock of WHS Athletics Club was the top male athlete.He won the 400m in a time of 48,55 seconds for a total of 965 points.Solomon Tuaire of the Golden Cheetahs Athletics Club followed closely behind with 962 points.He won the high jump with a height of 2,10m.Johannes Skrywer of Golden Cheetahs Athletics Club was the top male athlete in the middle distance events.He won the 1 500m in 3:59,96 for a total of 855 points.Eric Verburg of WHS Athletics Club was the top male athlete in the throwing events.He won the javelin throw with a distance of 52,42 metres, which gave him a total of 678 points.Verburg also won the discus event with a distance of 33,70m (556 points) and the shotput with a distance of 11,73 metres (625 points).It was the first senior athletics championships of the season and saw a good turnout of athletes from 11 clubs throughout Namibia.Herunga is top performer Tjipe Herunga of Winners Athletics Club was the best individual performer at the Championships.She won the women’s 400m in 55,62 seconds, which gave her a total of 1 016 points according to the international points ranking system.Herunga also won the women’s 200m in 25,70 seconds, which gave her a total of 954 points.Martha Shivolo of Winners Athletics Club was the top women’s middle distance performer, winning the 800m in 2:13,96 for a total of 919 points.Keshia Kalomo of Golden Cheetahs was the top athlete in the female jumping events, winning the long jump with a leap of 5,35 metres for a total of 842 points.Charlize van der Linde of WHS Athletics Club was the top female in the throwing events, winning the discus event in 35,78 metres for a total of 589 points.Bock is top male athlete Leroy Bock of WHS Athletics Club was the top male athlete.He won the 400m in a time of 48,55 seconds for a total of 965 points.Solomon Tuaire of the Golden Cheetahs Athletics Club followed closely behind with 962 points.He won the high jump with a height of 2,10m.Johannes Skrywer of Golden Cheetahs Athletics Club was the top male athlete in the middle distance events.He won the 1 500m in 3:59,96 for a total of 855 points.Eric Verburg of WHS Athletics Club was the top male athlete in the throwing events.He won the javelin throw with a distance of 52,42 metres, which gave him a total of 678 points.Verburg also won the discus event with a distance of 33,70m (556 points) and the shotput with a distance of 11,73 metres (625 points).