{"id":398384,"date":"2026-07-28T08:44:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T06:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=398384"},"modified":"2026-07-28T08:44:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T06:44:41","slug":"team-namibia-records-swimming-milestone-and-boxing-victories-at-commonwealth-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=398384","title":{"rendered":"Team Namibia records swimming milestone and boxing victories at Commonwealth Games"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TEAM Namibia continued its strong showing at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, with swimmer Ronan Wantenaar qualifying for the men\u2019s 50m breaststroke final, Jessica Humphrey delivering a winning heat performance, and boxer Philip Haoseb securing his second victory of the Games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wantenaar produced a standout swim in the men\u2019s 50m 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heat after stopping the clock at 58.29 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In boxing, 55kg fighter Philip Haoseb maintained his winning run in Glasgow after recording a second-round stoppage victory over Yaya of Togo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Haoseb secured the win by referee stoppage (RSC) after knocking his opponent down three times in a commanding display.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking after the bout, Haoseb said his second fight was better than his opening contest and expressed confidence heading into the next stage of the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNamibia. One down, another to go,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, Petrus Jacobus Kotze made his Commonwealth Games debut in the men\u2019s 90kg category against Wales\u2019 Connor Williams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kotze was knocked down twice in the opening round and suffered two further knockdowns in the second round before the referee stopped the contest 2 minutes and 11 seconds into the second round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bout ended with an RSC result, with Williams recording the victory after four total knockdowns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the defeat, Team Namibia praised Kotze for stepping up to represent the country on the Commonwealth stage and encouraged him to return stronger in future competitions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Reporter TEAM Namibia continued its strong showing at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, with swimmer Ronan Wantenaar qualifying for the men\u2019s 50m breaststroke final, Jessica Humphrey delivering a winning heat performance, and boxer Philip Haoseb securing his second victory of the Games. 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