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IOC / Greg Martin. President Bach welcoming a delegation from the Namibian NOC.

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Athens 2004-Opening ceremony-The delegation of Namibia(NAM).

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Sydney 2000: Opening ceremony: The delegation of Namibia (NAM).

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The Seleção came from behind to lift the trophy at Dakar Arena on the final day of the Dakar en Jeux festival, leading up to the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games.

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Brazil players celebrate after beating Portugal 3-1 in the final of the men's competition at the Dakar Arena.

Brazil crowned U17 futsal champions in Dakar

Portugal and Brazil are through to the boys’ final of the FIFA U17 International futsal competition, while Senegal A will face Namibia in the girls’.

Portuguese players celebrate after beating Brazil on penalties at the Dakar Arena.

Portugal boys top futsal group at Dakar en Jeux

Namibia’s Johanna Benson came full circle at the World Para Athletics Championships 2025 in New Delhi, recording season-best times across her events 15 years after making her international breakthrough at the same venue.

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Johanna Benson’s return to India completes full circle

The 24-year-old explains how a brazen dip in the water as a child kickstarted an Olympic dream, and why underdog swimmers from Africa shouldn’t be underestimated on the global stage. Click to learn more

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Ronan Wantenaar (NAM) competes at the World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) 2024

Ronan Wantenaar: 'I think being the underdog helps'

Thirty children with special needs have undergone a physical and psychological transformation thanks to weekly horse riding classes that the Namibian Equestrian Federation launched last year. Now there are even bigger goals moving forward, both across the country and the continent.

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The Namibian Equestrian Federation launched the "Enabling Through the Horse" programme in January 2024.

Silence to smiles: The horses empowering children with special needs in Namibia

Daniyol Shabakhsh and Meysam Ghehslaghi won their preliminary matches of the Boxing Road to Paris World Qualification Tournament in Busto Arsizio, Italy - being shown live on Olympics.com

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Boxing 1st World Qualification Tournament 2024: Islamic Republic of Iran scores two big wins

Track and Field World Championships 2022: We've picked out six men and six women who could have breakout performances at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene.

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Athletics: Twelve rising stars to watch at Track & Field World Champs

Olympic champions Marcell Jacobs and Shelly-Anne Fraser-Pryce lead the field at the third Continental Tour Gold meeting in Nairobi. Read more.

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Kip Keino Classic brings sprinting stars to the home of long-distance running

The Olympic 200m silver medallist was running her second race eve over 100m  at South Africa 'sGrand Prix Continental Tour Challenger.

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Olympic silver medallist Christine Mboma scorches to easy 100m win in Bloemfontein

Namibia's silver medallist from Tokyo 2020 led home team-mate and fellow Olympic finalist Beatrice Masilingi at U20 World Championships in Nairobi.

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Christine Mboma claims 200m U20 world title

Botswana's Letsile Tebogo and Jamaican Tina Clayton clinched gold at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships in Nairobi with strong performances.

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Tebogo, Clayton claim 100m world under-20 titles in Kenya

Six years ago, the efficiency of her stroke would have been unimaginable, never mind the fact that Diekmann will represent her native Namibia at the Olympic Games. In June 2021, Tokyo 2020 talked to Maike Diekmann about her inspirational journey to this year's Games.

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