Diana Viljoen — lawn bowls player who advanced to Namibia's best-ever women's pairs finish at the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
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The Namibian
Diana Viljoen won silver medal in women's trips
“In the women's trips category, Namibia's team of Diana Viljoen, Elzaan de Vries and Huipie van Wyk won the silver medal after finishing just behind South Africa on points aggregate, while Botswana came third.”
Namibia qualifies for Bowls World CupThe Namibian
Diana Viljoen said Namibia performed very well and qualified for 2027 World Bowls Championships
“Viljoen over the weekend said it was a great performance by the Namibian team.”
Namibia qualifies for Bowls World CupThe Namibian
Diana Viljoen beat Eunice Mbugua 2-0 in women's bowls singles
“Diana Viljoen got off to a winning start in the women's singles competition after beating Eunice Mbugua of Kenya 2-0 (8-1, 6-4).”
Haoseb secures first medal for NamibiaNew Era
Diana Viljoen produced outstanding performances at 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games
“Namibia's lawn bowls team has written a remarkable chapter in the country's Commonwealth Games history, with Amanda Steenkamp and Diana Viljoen producing a string of outstanding performances at the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.”
Namibian bowls veterans make historyNew Era
Viljoen said the magnitude of achievement had yet to fully sink in
“Speaking to Nampa after their final sectional match, Viljoen said the magnitude of the achievement had yet to fully sink in.”
Namibian bowls veterans make historyInformanté
Amanda Steenkamp and Diana Viljoen secured 7-4 victory over South Africa in bowls
“The women's bowls pair of Amanda Steenkamp and Diana Viljoen also delivered a strong performance, securing a 7-4 victory over South Africa.”
Team Namibia records victories and milestones at Glasgow Commonwealth GamesThe Namibian
Defending champion Diana Viljoen reached women's singles final
“In the women's singles, the defending champion Diana Viljoen from Swakopmund is once again through to the final where she will face another former champion Marietjie van den Bergh.”
Bowls champions to be crowned tomorrowThe Namibian
Diana Viljoen beat the world's top ranked player from Australia
“Both our men and women's bowls teams came second in Africa last year, while Diana Viljoen beat the world's top ranked player from Australia, so we are hoping for a good showing from bowls.”
Tough qualifying standards for Commonwealth GamesNamibia's men's and women's bowls teams qualified for the 2027 Bowls World Cup after finishing second overall at the Africa States Bowls tournament in Lusaka, Zambia, winning four silver and three bronze medals.
28 September 2026 · The Namibian →
Namibia's men's and women's bowls teams qualified for the 2027 Bowls World Cup after finishing second overall at the Africa States Bowls tournament in Lusaka, Zambia, winning four silver and three bronze medals.
28 September 2026 · The Namibian →
Namibia sent 24 athletes to the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games competing across five sports and finished 29th overall with three medals—one silver and two bronze, all from boxing. Tryagain Ndevelo won silver in men's 60kg, while Philip !Haoseb and Mischa Araes secured bronze in men's 55kg and women's 51kg respectively.
5 August 2026 · New Era →
Namibia concluded the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games with three medals—one silver and two bronze—all from boxing. Tryagain Morning Ndevelo claimed silver in the men's 60kg division, while Philip Pumulo Haoseb and Mischa Monique Araes won bronze in the men's 55kg and women's 51kg divisions respectively, placing Namibia 29th overall among 74 competing nations.
4 August 2026 · Informanté →
Namibia completed their 2026 Commonwealth Games campaign with one silver and two bronze medals, all won by boxers, finishing 28th overall out of 74 nations and seventh among 21 African nations. The boxers' medals—Tryagain Ndevelo's silver in men's 60kg, and Philip Haoseb and Mischa Araes's bronze in men's 55kg and women's 51kg—represented the best African boxing performance at the Games.
3 August 2026 · The Namibian →
Namibian boxer Philip Haoseb advanced to the semi-finals of the men's 55kg category at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow by defeating New Zealand's Alex Mukuka 4-0, automatically securing at least a bronze medal. Haoseb will face India's Jadumani Mandengbam in the semi-finals for a place in Saturday's final.
30 July 2026 · The Namibian →
Amanda Steenkamp and Diana Viljoen secured Namibia's best-ever finish in women's pairs at the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, winning four straight matches in Section B after an opening loss to England, temporarily topping the standings on 12 points.
28 July 2026 · New Era →
Team Namibia achieved success across multiple sports at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, with boxer Phillip Hoaseb winning his opening bout by unanimous decision, swimmer Jessica Humphrey setting national records in the women's 50m butterfly (27.97 seconds), and the women's bowls team defeating Malta in a tie-break and South Africa.
25 July 2026 · Informanté →
Namibia's National Bowls Week reaches its climax with finals at the Eros Bowling Club, where top bowlers compete in singles, pairs, trips and fours after several upsets throughout the week, including defending men's singles champion Waylon Wentzel's first-round defeat.
29 May 2026 · The Namibian →
Local bowling stars will compete in the National Bowls Week from 23 to 30 May at three Windhoek bowling clubs, featuring singles, pairs, triples, fours and mixed teams across all age groups from 11 to over 80 years old.
30 April 2026 · The Namibian →
The Namibia National Olympic Committee aims to send about 20 athletes to this year's Commonwealth Games, competing in only five sporting codes (athletics, swimming, boxing, gymnastics and bowls), but faces extremely tough qualifying standards. The exclusion of cycling—one of Namibia's strongest international sports—is considered a major setback, particularly as athletes like Alex Miller and Roger Suren have recently won international medals.
31 January 2026 · The Namibian →