Kalomo excels in SA

Namibian athletes excelled at the Southern African Youth Athletics Championships at the Pilditch Stadium in Pretoria over the weekend.

Keshia Kalomo won the women’s long jump with a championship record distance of 5,46 metres, while J van Rensburg won the high jump event, clearing 1,55m. The top junior athletes from SADC nations South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Lesotho and Namibia competed in the championships.Namibia’s Sarti Eshitili came third in the women’s 1500m in a time of 4:33:15, while Tjipekapora Herunga came third in the women’s 400m in a new Namibian junior record of 57,58 seconds.Richard Wolman came second in the junior men’s 100m in a time of 10,81 seconds, while Leroy Bock came third in the junior men’s 400m hurdles in 56,25 seconds.The top junior athletes from SADC nations South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Lesotho and Namibia competed in the championships.Namibia’s Sarti Eshitili came third in the women’s 1500m in a time of 4:33:15, while Tjipekapora Herunga came third in the women’s 400m in a new Namibian junior record of 57,58 seconds.Richard Wolman came second in the junior men’s 100m in a time of 10,81 seconds, while Leroy Bock came third in the junior men’s 400m hurdles in 56,25 seconds.