Iileka gives Namibia fine farewell

Source: The Namibian · 2026-11-12T06:52:26.000Z · Sports

Team Namibia completed its participation at the Youth Olympic Games in Senegal on Tuesday with an impressive performance by sprinter Shikongo Iileka. Competing in the men’s 200m, Iileka finished second in his semi-final heat in a personal best time of 21.87 seconds, while Zimbabwe’s Ropafadzo Mzondo won the heat in another personal best time of 21.02. Iileka’s time was the third fastest overall of both the semi-final heats, which put him into the final where he competed in lane 6. He got off to a good start, but Mzondo, running on his inside in lane 5, steadily pulled away to

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