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More preparations needed for athletes ahead of championships

More preparations needed for athletes ahead of championships

Written by Hesron Kapanga on 06 August 2022.

By Hesron Kapanga
COVENTRY, 06 AUG (NAMPA) – Lack of match fitness showed its tail in the wrestling events at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games, when team Namibia's Romio Goliath and Jason Afrikaner found the going tough during the men’s 57 and 65 kilograms (kg) freestyle categories at the Coventry Sports Arena.
Afrikaner was the first Namibian athlete that competed when the wrestling events started on Friday and he was eliminated by George Ramm of England in the quarterfinals after a 0-7 score.
His te ...