MTCDometoHostSportsExpoandSportsAwards

Rudi Bowe

The Namibia Sports Commission (NSC) announced on Tuesday, 18 July, this year's Namibian Sports Expo and the Annual Sports Awards (NASA) will be held at the MTC Dome inSwakopmundfrom25to28October.

The 4th edition of the Namibian Sports Expo under the theme 'High Performance Sports in Africa'willtakeplacein from 25 to 27 October, whilst the 19th edition of NASSA under the theme 'Celebrating Sporting Excellence' willbeon28October

The chief administrator of the Namibia Sports Commission, Freddy Mwiya said the events are being held simultaneously to create synergies and ensure cost effectiveness “NSC during the crafting of the annual plan deliberated on this matter from all angles and finally decided to have a unified project modelasthetwoevents complements one another We are therefore equally insisting that cooperate institutions supportourevents.Asa custom and tradition when it comes to the sportaward,mostofour giants are still here to support us to ensure we award and appreciate our athletes for the outstanding work in the year under review "

Mwiya added that Namibia has graduated from participation and moved to a competitive nation. “We now focus on podium finishes in whatever we do. It is therefore worth recognisingourathletesaswe are a country that sets standards To ensure that the industry grows, a need to expose the activitieswedo,andthe services rendered by several sports suppliers and others need to be showntotheentiresport fraternity, hence the need to have the sport expo co-hosted by the MTC Dome,” Mwiya said Mwiya emphasised the significance of both the expo and the awards in terms of promoting and developingsports.

Hestressed,“rewarding talented athletes is a motivation for current and aspiring athletes to excel in their respective fields,”Mwiyastressed.

“Theseinitiativesplaya vitalroleinourmission to develop more sportsmenandwomen.Itisan honour for us to continue recognising and awarding our top athletes. For instance, we recentlyhadapara-team that competed in France, and they truly deservethisrecognition and reward,” Mwiya said.

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Engelbrecht said at the same event that Namibia needs to latch onto and embrace the high-performance culture. “Talentedathletes in Namibia require a conducive environment to unlock their full potential By recognising this, we can cultivatealargerpoolof athletes competing at the highest level. Establishing relationships with all federations is crucial to ensure athletes can utilise the facilities and enhance performancesintop-tier competitions,” Engelbrecht said. High-per-