Ishitile wins Namibia’s second medal at Paralympic Games

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2024-09-08

PARIS, 07 September 2024 – Paralympic sprinter Lahja Ishitile and her guide Sem Shimanda pictured with their bronze medals which they won in the women’s T11 200 metre (m) race at the Stade de Paris. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

By Hesron Kapanga
PARIS, 08 SEP (NAMPA) – Namibia’s Paris 2024 Paralympian gold medalist Lahja Ishitile and her guide Sem Shimanda on Saturday won Namibia’s second medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

Ishitile, competing in her third Paralympic Games, achieved her first Paralympic medal during the field and track events last Saturday in the women’s T11 400-meter sprint. Seven days later, she secured another medal in the T11 200m sprint at t...

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PARIS, 07 September 2024 – Paralympic sprinter Lahja Ishitile and her guide Sem Shimanda, Brazilian sprinter Jerusa Geber dos Santos and guide Gabriel Garcia dos Santos (centre) and Cuiqing Liu and guide Shengming Chen (left) during the medal ceremoy of the women’s T11 200 metre (m) race at the Stade de Paris. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

PARIS, 07 September 2024 – Paralympic sprinter Lahja Ishitile and her guide Sem Shimanda pictured with their bronze in the women’s T11 200 metre (m) race at the Stade de Paris. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

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