MAIKE Diekmann made history in Tunisia on Saturday when she became the first Namibian rower to qualify for the Olympic Games.
Competing at the African Olympic Qualification Regatta on Lake Tunis in Tunis, Diekmann put in a great performance to win the women's single scull final, finishing more than 20 seconds ahead of Nihad Benchadli of Algeria, while Lieben Dickens of Zimbabwe came third.
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