Golden Cheetahs are club champions

Golden Cheetahs Athletics Club won the Coca Cola Top Ten Club Championships for the third year in a row on Saturday, March 10.

Golden Cheetahs were comfortable winners with a total of 9 574 points, followed by Windhoek Hochland Sport Club on 7 761 and Sunshine Athletics Club on 7 394 points. The Namibia Defence Force Athletics Club came fourth on 6 199 points while Welwitschia 77 Athletics Club came fifth on 2 876 points.The winners of the Top Ten Club championships are determined by taking the top five men and women’s performances of each club according to the IAAF’s international points scoring system.Golden Cheetahs won both the men and the women’s categories.They won the men’s category with 4 907 points, followed by Windhoek Hochland Sport Club (3 880) and Sunshine Athletics Club (3 741).Cheetahs won the women’s category with 4 667 points, followed by Windhoek Hochland Sport Club (3 881) and Sunshine Athletics Club (3 653).Thrilling sprints The top performances of the day came in the men’s 400m and the women’s 200m sprints.There was a thrilling finish to the men’s 400m where Basilius Karupu of Golden Cheetahs just edged ahead of club mate Simon Nakapunda and Immanuel Hitilasha of NDF.Karupu won the race in a time of 47,4 seconds for a total of 1 024 points, followed by Nakapunda in 47,6 seconds (1 012 points) and Hitilashi in 48,2 seconds (977 points).The women’s 200m was also a thriller with split seconds separating the first three athletes.Silba Tjingaete of the NDF won the sprint in a time of 24,7 seconds for a total of 1 008 points.Second placed Merlyn Diamond of Golden Cheetahs came second in 24,8 seconds to obtain 1 001 points, while third-placed Hilde Katjiuanga of Sunshine Athletics Club obtained 994 points with a time of 24,9 seconds.Other notable performances were established in the men and women’s high jump events.Melissa Amamus of Golden Cheetahs won the women’s high jump with a height of 1,75m for 923 points, while Solomon Tuaire of Golden Cheetahs won the men’s high jump with a height of 2.05 metres.The Namibia Defence Force Athletics Club came fourth on 6 199 points while Welwitschia 77 Athletics Club came fifth on 2 876 points.The winners of the Top Ten Club championships are determined by taking the top five men and women’s performances of each club according to the IAAF’s international points scoring system.Golden Cheetahs won both the men and the women’s categories.They won the men’s category with 4 907 points, followed by Windhoek Hochland Sport Club (3 880) and Sunshine Athletics Club (3 741).Cheetahs won the women’s category with 4 667 points, followed by Windhoek Hochland Sport Club (3 881) and Sunshine Athletics Club (3 653).Thrilling sprints The top performances of the day came in the men’s 400m and the women’s 200m sprints.There was a thrilling finish to the men’s 400m where Basilius Karupu of Golden Cheetahs just edged ahead of club mate Simon Nakapunda and Immanuel Hitilasha of NDF.Karupu won the race in a time of 47,4 seconds for a total of 1 024 points, followed by Nakapunda in 47,6 seconds (1 012 points) and Hitilashi in 48,2 seconds (977 points).The women’s 200m was also a thriller with split seconds separating the first three athletes.Silba Tjingaete of the NDF won the sprint in a time of 24,7 seconds for a total of 1 008 points.Second placed Merlyn Diamond of Golden Cheetahs came second in 24,8 seconds to obtain 1 001 points, while third-placed Hilde Katjiuanga of Sunshine Athletics Club obtained 994 points with a time of 24,9 seconds.Other notable performances were established in the men and women’s high jump events.Melissa Amamus of Golden Cheetahs won the women’s high jump with a height of 1,75m for 923 points, while Solomon Tuaire of Golden Cheetahs won the men’s high jump with a height of 2.05 metres.