Iita to miss first Victory race

THE defending champion in the Old Mutual Victory Race Series, Reinholdt Iita, has been ruled out of the first race scheduled in Oshakati tomorrow because of a case of the flu that he picked up in Botswana last week.

Iita, who was part of the Namibia Defence Force (NDF) athletic team that participated in the military games in Botswana, has been booked off from taking part in any athletic event for 14 days. The local running sensation won three of the five series to be crowned the winner, but he lost to rival Willem Rooi in the final race.He told Nampa yesterday that he would be ready for the next race scheduled for Keetmanshoop on September 17 and the final in Windhoek on September 24.Iita, is on the waiting list of athletes to compete in the Palermo Marathon in Italy in November.-NampaThe local running sensation won three of the five series to be crowned the winner, but he lost to rival Willem Rooi in the final race.He told Nampa yesterday that he would be ready for the next race scheduled for Keetmanshoop on September 17 and the final in Windhoek on September 24.Iita, is on the waiting list of athletes to compete in the Palermo Marathon in Italy in November.-Nampa