NAMIBIAN middle-distance runner Agnes Samaria set a new Namibian record of 4 minutes, 12.63 seconds in the 1 500 metre distance in Stellenbosch, South Africa, on Friday.
The previous Namibian record was 4 minutes, 13,22 seconds, which Samaria ran in Cape Town in 2002. On Friday, Samaria was competing in the Yellow Pages Ultimate Athletics Meeting in Stellenbosch, a race that saw some of the top South African athletes in action.Earlier, Samaria also raced at the Germiston Senior Province Meeting where she ran times of 4 minutes and 23 seconds and 4 minutes and 21 seconds over two days in the 1 500m race.On Friday, Samaria was competing in the Yellow Pages Ultimate Athletics Meeting in Stellenbosch, a race that saw some of the top South African athletes in action.Earlier, Samaria also raced at the Germiston Senior Province Meeting where she ran times of 4 minutes and 23 seconds and 4 minutes and 21 seconds over two days in the 1 500m race.
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