Namibian athletes target AUSC Region 5 Marathon in South Africa
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on New Era
Namibian athletes, including Willem Shipopyeni, Matias Simon and Lavinia Haitope, are due to compete in the AUSC Region 5 Marathon, scheduled for 1 November in Tshwane, South Africa. The race will offer 5, 10 and 21.1-kilometre distances and a para-athletics event, with 437,000 Namibian dollars in prize money, according to the daily New Era.
Namibian athletes will take part in the 2026 AUSC Region 5 Marathon, scheduled for 1 November at the Union Buildings in Tshwane, South Africa, the Namibian daily New Era reports. Willem Shipopyeni and Matias Simon are entered in the men’s 21.1km half-marathon; Josua Titus will run the 10km. Among the women, Lavinia Haitope and Maria Kanyanya will compete in the 21.1km, while Shiivomwene Shilongo, Penonghenda Neumbo and Tuuliki Angala will start the 10km.
Lavinia Haitope finished third in the half-marathon last year and hopes to improve her result. Namibian Roodly Gowaseb, a T54 para-athlete and winner of the one-mile race for invited athletes with disabilities in 2025, will also compete, alongside Nico Kharuxab and Angula Mateus.
The competition will also feature 10km and 5km races. The prize money totals 437,000 Namibian dollars. In the men’s 21.1km, the first three finishers will receive 50,000, 20,000 and 10,000 Namibian dollars respectively; prizes for the 10km range from 15,000 to 6,000 dollars and those for the 5km from 5,000 to 2,000 dollars. The first 3,000 people to register online will receive a shirt and the first 6,000 runners to finish will receive a medal.
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