Commonwealth Games: Joseph Paul Amoah wins bronze in men’s 200m event -

Aug82022 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Commonwealth Games: Joseph Paul Amoah wins bronze in men’s 200m event

National 200m record holder, Joseph Paul Amoah, has won bronze medal at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The sprinter raced in the final of the 200m event on Saturday, August 6, and finished with a time of 20.49s. Joe Paul’s success on Saturday night sees him win Ghana’s first medal in the track event having seen Benjamin Azamati miss out on a medal in the 100m final. Ghana’s 4x100m relay team was also disqualified earlier on Saturday after the coaches did not inform race officials one hour to the race, as the rules require when replacing an athlete. His podium finish sees him become the first African to win a medal in the 200m event since 2006 while he also becomes the first Ghanaian to win a medal in 200m since George Daniels in 1974.

Aug82022 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Deborah Acquah wins Ghana’s first ever medal in Commonwealth Games women’s long jump with bronze

Ghana News, Sports, World News

Deborah Acquah, who holds the national record in the long jump, won the bronze medal in her event at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Sunday, August 7. Acquah came in third after a leap of 6.94m in the final, only behind Australia’s Brooke Buschkuehl (silver) and Nigeria’s Ese Brume, who recorded a leap of 6.99m to win gold. She missed out on the final of the women’s long jump event at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon but booked a final spot in Birmingham despite her late arrival. The Ghanaian, who received her UK visa, only 48 hours before her scheduled event at the games on Friday, topped her qualifying group with a leap of 6.85m. Two days later after her arrival in Birmingham, Acquah has a medal to show for her hard work and determination. Acqua...

Aug32022 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Sean Safo-Antwi promises to improve upon start in 100m semis

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Ghanaian sprinter, Sean Safo-Antwi, has promised to work on his start when he runs in the men's 100 metres semi-final on Wednesday for a place in the final. The UK-based athlete admitted that he would have to make improvements to his technique if he is to make it to the final. On Tuesday, he qualified for the semi-finals after finishing in fourth position in his heats in a time of 10.33 seconds behind Jerod Elcock of Trinidad and Tobago (10.26 sec) and second-placed Emanuel Archibald of Guyana (10.28 sec). Safo-Antwi explained that he was looking at improving on his start today in a bid to improve upon his time and make it to the final. “I didn’t start well and that really affected my performance in the end. “What matters most now is the qualification and then I have t...

Aug12022 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Women’s Euro 2022: England beat Germany to win first women’s major trophy

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England created history when Chloe Kelly’s extra-time goal saw them win their first major women’s tournament on a dramatic day at Wembley Stadium in the Euro 2022 final against old rivals and eight-time champions Germany. Kelly, on as a substitute, poked home a loose ball from a corner to send a raucous record crowd of 87,192 into a frenzy with minutes to go. She waited for confirmation of the goal before taking off her shirt and waving it around her head, while being lifted by her team-mates in a moment of pure elation. On a monumental day in the history of English football, Sarina Wiegman’s side were bullied by a strong German team but they showed they were equal to it. Ella Toone had earlier come off the bench to score the opener in normal time before Germany’s Lina Magull ...

Jul292022 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Ghana face Switzerland in pre-World Cup friendly in November

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The Black Stars of Ghana will for the first time in history play against Switzerland in an International friendly before their opening match at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 toumament. The game will take place on Thursday, November 17, 2022, at the Baniyas Club Stadium in Abu Dhabi -United Arab Emirates. The match will give Coach Otto Addo a perfect opponent for the Group H opener against Portugal at the 974 stadium. The Black Stars will later take on South Korea (November 28) and Uruguay (December 2) while Switzerland face Cameroon (24 November), Brazil (28 November) and Serbia (December 2) on the same days as the “Black Stars” in Group G. The international friendly match against the Swiss national team will complete the calendar of the Black Stars – going into the FIFA World...

Jul282022 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

No athlete has been denied visa to Commonwealth Games – Ghana Athletics

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The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Athletics Association, Bawah Fuseini, says media reports that some Ghanaian athletes have been denied visas to the Commonwealth Games 2022 are ‘false’ and should be ‘ignored.’ “Let me state this categorically clear; no Ghanaian athlete was or has been denied any visa,” Bawah told Joy Sports. Reports on Wednesday suggested that the athletics governing body has been forced to make changes to the country’s 4×100m relay team that competed at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, where they finished fifth. The quartet of Sean Sarfo-Antwi, Joseph Manu, Ghana’s fastest 100m and 200m sprinters, Benjamin Azamati, and Joseph Paul Amoah obliterated the national record of 38.08s in the relays, setting a new one of 38.07s. Many had expe...

Jul262022 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Ghana wins 45 medals at African Armwrestling Championships

Africa News, Ghana News, Sports

The national armwrestling team, the Golden Arms have returned to the country after winning a total of 45 medals to finish third at the 11th Africa Armwrestling Championships which ended last Friday (July 22, 2022) in Lagos. The Ghanaian team comprised 21 pullers (as armwrestling athletes are known) claimed 18 gold medals, 22 silver and five bronze medals to finish behind hosts Nigeria (27 gold medals) and Egypt (24 gold medals).Each of the pullers - 10 males and 11 females - won at least two medals each during the Championship. Twelve countries participated in the competition which started on July 19, 22. Addressing a press briefing yesterday (July 25, 2022) in Accra, the President of the Ghana Armwrestling Federation (GAF), Charles Osei Asibey said the exploits of the puller...

Jul262022 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

World Championships: Nigerian Tobi Amusan wins 100m hurdles gold

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Amusan broke the world record earlier on Sunday by clocking 12.12 seconds in the semi-final at Hayward Field. Nigerian Tobi Amusan has stormed to victory at the 100 metres hurdles final at the World Championships held in Eugene, United States, becoming the first athlete from her country to win gold at such an event. The 25-year-old’s 12.06-second performance on Sunday was initially announced as a world record, but was later ruled ineligible as the wind speed exceeded the legal limit. Amusan had broken the world record earlier in the day by clocking 12.12 seconds in the semi-final at Hayward Field. In the final, she recovered from a slightly slower start to put on a pristine performance over the barriers, 0.17 seconds clear of silver medallist Britany Anderson of Jamaica. ...

Jul222022 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

2022 CAF Awards: Sadio Mané crowned Men’s Footballer of the Year

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Sadio Mané has been crowned the Men’s African Player of the Year 2022 at the CAF Awards in Rabat, Morocco. The Bayern Munich forward beat former club teammate, Mohamed Salah and national colleague, Edouard Mendy to the win the award for the second year running after an impressive campaign which saw him impress for both club and country. Mané led Senegal to win their first-ever Africa Cup of Nations title in February when the competition was held in Cameroon, beating Egypt in the final. He also guided the Teranga Lions as they secured a World Cup spot ahead of Salah’s Egypt a month later. Mané scored 23 times and provided five assists for Liverpool during the 2021/22 season and won the FA Cup before joining Bayern at the end of the season. Source: Myjoyonline

Jul192022 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Athletics in Ghana has potential, you need to invest in world-class coaches – World Athletics president

Ghana News, International, Sports

“Look,” says President of World Athletics, Sebastian Coe, leaning towards his left side with a smile. His white upper teeth were visible, his hair upright as if the wind was blowing “athletics in Ghana has huge potential,” he adds. The grin disappeared, drawing seriousness. A couple of minutes earlier, he was on a podium with a lectern before him. It was at the Columbia Conference room at Valley River Inn hotel, Oregon. He delivered almost an hour of speech to member associations during a breakfast meeting, enumerating how everyone has a role to play to make the sport better. https://youtu.be/-PCL8ail1DI In that conversation, the vision of World Athletics for the next six years was spelled out in plain language to presidents of 100s of member associations. “On...

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