The Namibia National Olympic Committee (NNOC) on Thursday announced a 23-athlete squad for the Commonwealth Games to be held from 23 July to 2 August in Glasgow, Scotland.
Team Namibia 2026 comprises 23 athletes, 15 men and 8 women, supported by a full delegation of approximately 39 members, including coaches, medical personnel, technical officials, and administrators.
The full team is as follows:
ATHLETICS – Namibia Athletics Federation
Athletes: Chenoul Lionel Coetzee, Elvis Khikhoe Gaseb, Charley Matundu, Ryan Williams
Coach: Mr. Gawaseb Zidane | Team Manager: Ms. Madeleine Kotze
PARA-ATHLETICS – Namibia Athletics Federation
Athlete: Ananias Shikongo | Competition Guide: Mr. Even Tjiviju
Coach: Mr. Letu Hamhola
BOXING – Namibia Boxing Federation
Athletes: Mischa Monique Araes, Philip Pumulo Mutalela Hoaseb, Gebhard Tonateni Ipinge, Petrus Jacobus Kotze, Tryagain Morning Ndevelo
Coaches: Mr. Ipundaka Lungameni Lazarus, Mr. Albertus Tamaseb | Team Manager: Ms. Magreth Mengo
GYMNASTICS – Gymnastics Namibia
Athletes: Sureshni Andrew, Anne-Leen Thorburn, Jonie Thorburn, Tyesha Humphries
Coach: Ms. Petra Thorburn
BOWLS – Namibia Lawn Bowls Association
Athletes: Amanda Steenkamp, Diana Viljoen, Ronald Christo Steenkamp, Waylon Wentzel
Coach: Mr. Axel Kranenbuhl | Team Manager: Ms. Lesley Vermeulen
SWIMMING – Namibia Swimming Federation
Athletes: Jessica Olive Twaepwa Humphrey, Luke Arthur Matthew Beukes, José Canjulo, Oliver Benjamin Durand, Ronan Zuberg Wantenaar
Coach: Mr. Jean-Michael Leitner
The contingent will join approximately 3,000 elite competitors from 74 nations and territories.
Over 11 days of competition, 215 gold medals will be contested across 249 medal events in 10 sports and six fully integrated Para sports, the largest Para sport programme in Commonwealth Games history.
The Games unite a Commonwealth of 2.5 billion people, one third of the world’s population, under the shared values of friendship, excellence, respect, and equality.
