Müller, Alcock scoop gold

Local karatekas Delano Müller and Giano Alcock scooped gold medals at the Africa Continental Pro Jiu-Jitsu Championships, which was held from 2 to 3 March in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Two other team members, Lesley !Hoaeb and Ankia Rentzke, registered fourth-place finishes.Team Namibia was competing in Sylvio Behring Jiu-Jitsu and the competition was organised by the United Arab Emirates Jiu-Jitsu Federation (UAEJJF).The competition also served as an UAEJJF world rankings event and as a qualifier for the Abu Dhabi World Professional Championships in Jiu-Jitsu series.Last year Müller, Alcock and !Hoaeb also competed in the same championships, which was then held in Johannesburg. Müller and Alcock achieved gold medals while !Hoaeb took fifth place. According to the Namibia Karate Federation (NFK), the championships had a professional set-up, was well-organised and the standard very high.Rentzke, who was the first woman to participate internationally in jiu-jitsu, performed excellently and said it was a phenomenal experience.Gideon Gurirab, vice-president of the NKF, said the championships was very professional, and that the karatekas were disciplined and competitive. He said the venue was conducive and a great international contingent of teams competed. The championships was attended by Namibia, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates, Great Britain, Ghana, Botswana, Angola, Zimbabwe, Brazil, Mozambique and Japan.LIMBA MUPETAMI

Müller, Alcock scoop gold

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Namibian Sun 2025-04-07

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