SWAKOP ULTA TRIATHLON BIGGEST IN YEARS

The ultra distance triathlon, sponsored by Pupkewitz, Puma and FNB took place in Swakopmund this weekend. Over 100 people took part, making it the biggest Swakopmund triathlon in many years. 15% of the field were internationals from a variety of countries (Germany, USA, New Zealand, Germany, SA). Top SA ultra athletes Nico Sterk tried to defend his title but was beaten by fellow South African Gerhard de Bruin. Gerhard completed the 1.9km swim, 90km cycle and 21km run in a time of 4h51. First Namibian and winner of the Male Veteran catogory was Paddy Murphy in a time of 4h50. The male team category was won by Otb Sport in a time of 4h07. The team comprised of swimmer - Mark Brinkmann, cyclist - Heiko Redecker and runner Frans Hosea. Second in a time of 4h13, were last years winner, Prowealth (Christopher du Plessis, Nick Du Plessis and Robert Kaxuxukema)

Otb Sport, the event organisers said they were delighted with the turn out and that the growth in the triathlon sport was made possible with the sponsorship of Pupkewitz, Puma and FNB. They also wished to thank NPOL for assistance on the cycle route, which was critical as the road in and out of Swakopmund get busier with each passing year.

For full results of the event click here.

OTB Sport Youth Soccer Tournament

This weekend the annual Otb Sport 7-a-Side Youth Tournament took place at the Ramblers fields in Windhoek. Close to 700 youth took part in the tournament, from a range of schools and clubs making it the largest event of it's kind in Namibia.

Over N$40,000 worth of prizes were given out to the youth. Winners in the Boys U13, U15 Boys and Girls U15 and U17 walked away with winners trophies, event t-shirts and a fully sponsored PUMA kit. The top goal scorer of each age category received a CB Enterprises sponsored trophy and a N$600 voucher for a pair of PUMA boots. The younger groups - U9 and U11- won Puma soccer jerseys and caps. There were also numerous lucky draws including balls, PUMA t-shirts, PUMA tog bags, boot bags and water-bottles.

Event organisers and sponsors, Otb Sport, said that they were impressed with the very high standard of soccer. The kids played with lots of passion and were well behaved on and off the field and that in the younger age groups there were some noticeably talented girls playing alongside the boys.

Results

U9 Winners: Khomasdal Football Academy

U9 Runners-up: Emma Hoogenhout

U11 Winners: Ramblers 2

U11 Runners-up: Eros Primary School

U13 Winners: NYFDP 3

U13 Runners-up: Khomasdal Football Academy

U15 Winners: NYFDP 2

U15 Runners-up: Ramblers 2

U15 Girls Winners: SKW

U15 Girls Runners-up: Emma Hoogenhout

U17 Girls Winners: Eldorada SS

U17 Girls Runners-up: Concordia

For more photos of the tournament select the relevant age group below.

U9

U11

U13

U15

Girls

OTB Sport Volleyball 4 All - Ongwediva

This weekend, the 12 & 13th of July, the Otb Sport Volley-4-All took place at the Ongwediva Tennis Club.

The Ruacana High School 1st Team walked away with a trophy, N$600 in cash, N$700 in Otb Sport vouchers and t-shirts for winning the tournament.

The event was a big success and fun was had by all.

Event organisers, Otb Sport, said they wanted to see sports grow in Namibia and were committed to bringing more events to the people of the Oshana region. Earlier this year they organised the Otb Sport Fun Run and donated all proceeds of the event to the Oshakati flood victims. They will also be organising a 7-a-Side Soccer tournament in August.

Click here to see more pictures of the event.

OTB Sport Swim - 20th April 2008

The OTB Sport Swim and multi sport event took place at the Oanob Resort on the 19th and 20th of April.

Results of the swim can be found here. For photos of the event click here.

Tristan Mcdonald continued his dominance of open water swimming with a comfortable win in the mile in an excellent time of 20m14. The ladies mile winner was Molly Fonner in a time of 23m13 which also gave her an overall 4th place.

The 800m male and female winners were Ruan le Roux and Christine Briedenhann respectively.

The achievement of the day went to 6 year old Liam Brinkmann who completed the 800m swim in a time of 39m03. What makes the achievement more impressive is that he swam half of the 800m underwater.

The weekend event also comprised of a 27km fun mountain bike ride and a 7km off road run. Both routes were stunning with great views of both wildlife and the dam. The winner of the multi sport event was Mark Brinkmann.

Verizon Off-Road Triathlon

30th of March 2008

Great conditions contributed to the successful Verizon Off-Road Triathlon that took place on Sunday the 30th of March at the Friedenau Dam. More than 120 participants took part in the event - making it the biggest triathlon in Namibia!

Paddy Murphy, pictured left, was the overall male winner of the tough Full Event which consisted of a one mile swim, 21km off-Road cycle and grueling 8.4km off-road (and often off-path) run that afforded breath taking views of the dam. Paddy will take part in the Xterra Race in South Africa in the middle of April so the win this weekend was a nice warm-up for namibia's top triathlete. Patrick de Goede was overall 2nd and Tokkie Bombosch 3rd. Zoey Mitchell, who is in top form and will be partaking in the Iron Man this month in P.E, was the overall female winner, with Elke Jagau 2nd and Molley Fonner overall 3rd.

The Male Team category was won by the Otb Sport Team, just seconds ahead of the Mixed Team winner Prowealth. The Rookie Male event was won by Pierre Van Rensburg and Charmaine Shannon won the Female Rookie.

Otb Sport attributes the success of the event to the growing popularity of off-road events both on a local and international level. We believe Namibians are excited by off-roading and Namibia as a country lends itself to this type of sport. The Verizon Off- Road had a lot of first time triathletes partaking and many social teams that added a new dimension to the sport.

Verizon representative and participant, Ingram Van Heerden, said that he personally feels it’s one of the top, if not the top event, of the last couple of years!

See all the results HERE and click on the relevant link below to see picutes of the event:

Swim Pictures

Bike Pictures
Run Pictures
Prize Giving Pictures