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One Ghanaian delegate goes ‘missing’ after Commonwealth Games

One Ghanaian delegate goes ‘missing’ after Commonwealth Games

Ghana News, Sports
One Ghanaian delegate is said to be among the reported missing athletes and delegates after the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. According to the UK police, the number of missing persons has risen to 17, which includes 13 athletes and four others who were with individual teams. Out of the 17 persons to go missing, eight of them have been found with the remaining eight still unaccounted for. The eight others who are yet to be seen include a Ghanaian, with five others from the Sri Lankan squad. Both a competitor from Botswana and a competitor from Cameroon vanished, but both have since been located. Police and immigration officials are collaborating to assure the wellbeing and safety of everyone who has been found. A force spokesperson, said: “We’ve received a total of 1...
Commonwealth Games: Joseph Paul Amoah wins bronze in men’s 200m event

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

Ghana News, Sports, World News
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.
Deborah Acquah wins Ghana’s first ever medal in Commonwealth Games women’s long jump with bronze

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

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

International, Sports
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 to...
No athlete has been denied visa to Commonwealth Games – Ghana Athletics

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

Ghana News, International, Sports
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 expec...
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