Region 5 Games preparations gather pace

This follows the Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) having been forced to drop some of the sporting codes due to financial constraints. AUSC Region 5 CEO, Stanley Mutoya, told MmegiSport that preparation for the games is gathering pace. He said the Local Organising Committee (LOC) is chaired by Namibia National Olympic Committee (NOC) president, Dr Ndeulipula Hamtumwa, the first time an NOC president chairs the organising committee. “The LOC has already covered significant ground including developing a games master plan, identifying proposed competition and training venues and is currently in the process of finalising procurement of sports equipment,” he said.

Mutoya said countries have entered their athletes for competition and they have started accrediting 2, 552 athletes and officials who will be participating and competing in 12 sports codes. He said the draft competition schedule has already been developed and all competition technical manuals are ready and have been distributed to Chefs de Mission (CDM). “We had the first CDMs meeting, which was attended by all participating countries. A number of training programmes have been lined up for medical practitioners, safeguarding officers, and technical team managers between now and May 2025,” Mutoya said.