Desert Sports Festival brings learners together
A chance for the youth
The Indongo Toyota Desert Sports Festival keeps getting bigger and better.
Walvis Bay Private School (WBPS) hosted the ninth edition of the Indongo Toyota Desert Sports Festival, which was one to remember.More than 1 100 learners from 11 Namibian schools, as well as two schools from South Africa and one from Zimbabwe, participated in the event, which took place from 29 March to 1 April in Walvis Bay.
The stage was set for 20 rugby teams, 24 netball teams, eight hockey teams and 80 archers to compete. The festival aims to promote and develop sport while showcasing Namibian hospitality. Additionally, it aims to foster sound relationships and instil good sportsmanship amongst participants, management teams and parents.
WBPS were good hosts as the rugby team only lost one of their three games against Hoërskool Zwartkop (48-6), drew (19-19) against Falcon College and won big against Trinity House Schools (26-5). Windhoek High School also put on a great performance as they won all their games.
The netball games were also very lively with some good performances, as Gobabis Gymnasium showcased a lot of skills. There were good competitive friendlies at the hockey games as well.
Huntsman Greaves, who captains Falcon College, said: “We are definitely coming back next year. The hospitality was amazing, the rugby games were really tough and we enjoyed them. Thank you to WBPS for hosting us”.
The school's head of sports Henry Kemp was happy with the event, adding: “We are really happy with the turnout this year, with archery, rugby, hockey and netball. The international competition with the South African and Zimbabwe schools just shows that we are growing”.
The first festival was held in 2014, and was under the management of Wynand Moolman from 2014 to 2015. Henjan van der Hyde then took over from 2016 to 2019 and Kemp continued the tradition from 2021 to date.