Namibia second at Youth Games

MAPUTO – Namibia ended second overall in the SCSA Zone Six Youth Games that came to a close in Maputo on Sunday.

Namibia collected 25 medals of which 11 are gold, six silver and eight bronze. South Africa took top spot having collected 26 gold medals, 19 silvers and 16 bronze pieces.Zimbabwe came in third place with a total of 37 medals of which nine are gold, 11 silver and 17 bronze.The full country rankings are: South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mauritius,, Tanzania, Mozambique, Angola, Zambia, Swaziland, Lesotho.The standings in the different codes are: Soccer female: South Africa, Angola, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Mauritius and Lesotho.Soccer male: Zambia, Zimbabwe, SA, Angola, Lesotho, Namibia, Mozambique and Botswana.Basketball female: Mozambique, Angola, Zimbabwe, SA, Namibia, Botswana and Lesotho.Basketball male: Angola, Mozambique, SA, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Mauritius, Botswana, Namibia and Zambia.Netball: SA, Botswana, Zimbabawe, Zambia, Namibia, Swaziland, Lesotho and Mozambique.Boxing: Namibia, SA, Mauritius, Botswana, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Angola, Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Swaziland.Athletics: SA, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana, Mauritius, Tanzania, Mozambique, Swaziland, Angola, Zambia and Lesotho.The 10-day event was the first of its kind in Africa and was contested by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) member countries in the Supreme Council for Sports in Africa (SCSA) Zone Six.A total of 1 100 athletes took part in the competition.The track and field event also involved visually impaired athletes.The event received coverage from 150 journalists while 200 volunteers and 150 medical personnel availed their services during the youth games.Namibia will host the second Zone Six Games in 2005.- NampaSouth Africa took top spot having collected 26 gold medals, 19 silvers and 16 bronze pieces.Zimbabwe came in third place with a total of 37 medals of which nine are gold, 11 silver and 17 bronze.The full country rankings are: South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mauritius,, Tanzania, Mozambique, Angola, Zambia, Swaziland, Lesotho.The standings in the different codes are: Soccer female: South Africa, Angola, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Mauritius and Lesotho.Soccer male: Zambia, Zimbabwe, SA, Angola, Lesotho, Namibia, Mozambique and Botswana.Basketball female: Mozambique, Angola, Zimbabwe, SA, Namibia, Botswana and Lesotho.Basketball male: Angola, Mozambique, SA, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Mauritius, Botswana, Namibia and Zambia.Netball: SA, Botswana, Zimbabawe, Zambia, Namibia, Swaziland, Lesotho and Mozambique.Boxing: Namibia, SA, Mauritius, Botswana, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Angola, Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Swaziland.Athletics: SA, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana, Mauritius, Tanzania, Mozambique, Swaziland, Angola, Zambia and Lesotho.The 10-day event was the first of its kind in Africa and was contested by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) member countries in the Supreme Council for Sports in Africa (SCSA) Zone Six.A total of 1 100 athletes took part in the competition.The track and field event also involved visually impaired athletes.The event received coverage from 150 journalists while 200 volunteers and 150 medical personnel availed their services during the youth games.Namibia will host the second Zone Six Games in 2005.- Nampa