Namibia: //Gowaseb Reigns Supreme

RUBEN //Gowaseb is a national hero and inspiration who should be exalted as such, Namibia Sports Commission chairperson Joel Matheus said after the veteran road runner won gold at the ongoing Special Olympics World Summer Games in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on Saturday.

The effervescent 40 year-old clocked 1 hour 46 minutes and 33 seconds to ensure that his reign as men's half-marathon king extends to another four years. It was a repeat of his heroics at the 2015 edition in the USA, where he also bagged gold.

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