otb sport: 2006

Desert Dash - MTB

15th - 16th of December 2006

A group of determined mountain bikers cycled 340 km from Windhoek to Swakopmund, starting on Friday afternoon arriving at the coast early Saturday morning.

In teams of 2 or 4, or doing the whole race alone (!), the cyclists rode through the challenging and changing conditions of sun, heat, wind, darkness, cold and mist.

Congratulations to all teams taking part! OTB has some pictures from the first leg of the event for the 3 o'clock starters, see them here.

Swakopmund Triathlon

9th of December 2006

The annual triathlon in Swakopmund took place on the 9th of December, this year with both the Ultra and Standard distances - and a kids event.

See some pictures from the event here.

OTB opens shop in Oshakati

The 7th of December OTB sport opened a shop in Oshakati. The shop offers a complete range of sporting equipment and apparel.

With the presence in the north, OTB will focus on developing sport in the area and cooperate closely with the schools in the region.

Inline Skating - World Record!

1st - 2nd of December 2006

A group of four young namibians set a world record in inline skating - having skated for exactly 24 hrs and covering a distance of 464 km and 600 m. See some more pictures here.

Heja Lodge Run

25th of November 2006

While the Springboks were still having breakfast - runners and walkers were busy with the annual Heja Lodge run: a 21km run from Windhoek out to Heja, or a 10 km run or walk with start and finish at the lodge.

For pictures from the event in all the distances take a look here.

King-Queen-Prince of the Beach

17-18th of November 2006

Pictures from the King-Queen-Prince of the Beach Volleyball tournament. Click on the following link to see all the pictures

Heiko - feel free to post the results!

Other Beach Volley pictures from previous tournaments in August and September in Windhoek can be found here. All the pictures are not yet there but will come shortly!