Namibia ready for historic Dakar Youth Olympic Games
A Namibian team of 12 athletes will represent the nation at the first ever Youth Olympic Games in Africa, which kick off in Dakar, Senegal, tomorrow. They will be among about 2 700 athletes between the ages of 14 and 17 representing more than 200 nations in 25 sport codes, which will be held over the next fortnight in the capital Dakar and the satellite and coastal cities of Diamniadio and Saly. Team Namibia chef de mission Maike Betts says they are settling in well. “Team Namibia arrived safely in Dakar on Wednesday. We’ve got two sport codes at the
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