NAMIB RACE (NAMIBIA)
250km / 155 mile, 6-Stage Ultramarathon

ULTRALITE (NAMIBIA)

LIVE FROM NAMIBIA: 16 - 22 August 2026

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Post Race: Award Winners & Final Highlights

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 at 07 19 am

Namib Race (Namibia) 2026 Award Winners
The following honors were presented at the Awards Banquet for the Namib Race (Namibia) 2026: Overall Winner, Women’s Winner, Second and Third Place, Age Group divisions, along with the Sportsmanship and Spirit Awards.

4 Deserts Club
In addition, special medals were awarded to four individuals who have successfully completed all four races in the 4 Deserts Ultramarathon Series: the Gobi March in Mongolia, the Atacama Crossing in Chile, the Namib Race in Namibia, and The Last Desert in Antarctica.

4 Deserts Club

Thank You

A heartfelt thank you to the people of Namibia, our dedicated local team, and our world‑class volunteers, medical staff, and media crew. We are deeply grateful to our incredible Event Director, Samantha Fanshawe; our Operations and UltraLite Manager, Nick Askham; our outstanding Volunteer Manager, Tony Brammer; our brilliant Course Director, Javier Ulle; and our exceptional Medical Director, Dr. Avi Patil. We also extend our gratitude to our tech‑savvy, dedicated off‑site media team, Ben Gadams and Simon Damodaran, who tirelessly managed website updates around the clock from Virginia in the United States and Hong Kong.

Most importantly, thank you to all the competitors of the Namib Race and UltraLite (Namibia) 2026—you truly inspired us.

We look forward to welcoming many of you at The Last Desert in Antarctica, beginning on 13 November 2026.

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