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African Archers to take aim in Namibia

Xinhua, January 22, 2016 Adjust font size:

Namibia will host the 11th Federation of African Archery (FAA) Championship and the African Continental Qualifying Tournament.

The African Archery Championships are the highest level of competition for Africa's archers. The Championship will be held on Jan. 28 to Jan. 31 in Windhoek, Namibia.

The tournament will also be the African Continental Qualifying Tournament for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro 2016, as well as the World Games in Wroclaw 2017.

Namibia will welcome 111 archers, coaches and officials in Windhoek. The countries that have entered teams are Algeria, Benin, Egypt, Cote d'Ivoire, Kenya, Lybia, Mauritius, Morocco, Malawi, Namibia, Tunisia, Sudan, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

The biggest delegations and teams will come from Egypt, Morocco and South Africa. Endit