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Rafiatu Nuhu — To compete in the women’s 400m race

Local athletes to ignite Circuit Champs final

Following another successful Circuit season which saw the cream of the nation’s best locally based athletes compete at Tamale, Accra and Kumasi, the Ghana Athletics Association will hold the Grand Finale of the 2017 GAA Circuit Championships at the Cape Coast stadium tomorrow.

The three legs of the Circuit Championship were earlier organised in Tamale on February 18, Accra on March 18 and Kumasi on April 15.

Caterine Ibarguen in action
Caterine Ibarguen in action

Ibarguen book IAAF Challenge date in Turku

Rio 2016 Olympic champions Thomas Rohler of Germany and Caterine Ibargüen of Colombia and 2012 Olympic pole vault champion Renaud Lavillenie of France head the entry lists for the 55th Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku on June 13, part of the IAAF World Challenge series for the first time.

Rohler returns to the stadium where he reached 90 metres for the first time (twice) last season. His 91.28m throw remained the world-leading mark through the end of the season. Meanwhile, the 25-year-old German has already set a 93.90m national record and world lead at the IAAF Diamond League opener in Doha in May.

Millennium Marathon

Millennium Marathon organisers clear the air, promise to pay athletes

The Millennium Marathon Sports Company has assured of pursing payments of prize monies to athletes yet to receive their prizes. According to the management of the company, it was the failure of sponsors fulfilling their obligations that had undermined their ability to award prizes to all winners.A statement issued and signed by the management of the company noted, “ all winners’ prizes come from sponsors, so the failure of sponsors fulfilling their obligations affect our ability to award prizes to all winners”.

A statement issued and signed by the management of the company noted, “ all winners’ prizes come from sponsors, so the failure of sponsors fulfilling their obligations affect our ability to award prizes to all winners”.

GNPC

Barikisu shows class at GNPC Ghana’s Fastest Human

Barikisu Issahuka from Tamale Secondary School run an impressive race to beat her competitors in the Under-18 100m final of the GNPC Ghana’s Fastest Human competition staged at Tamale last Saturday for athletes from the Upper East, Upper West and Northern regions.

Mr Haruna Iddrisu (left) and officials of the event with  female U-18 winner, Barikisu Issahuka
Mr Haruna Iddrisu (left) and officials of the event with female U-18 winner, Barikisu Issahuka

GNPC Ghana’s Fastest Human: KASS, OKESS students dominate

Though it was meant to be an event primarily for athletes in the three regions in the northern zone, it was opened to all athletes, including those from the Ashanti Region who dominated, as runners from renowned athletics schools from the region swept all the top positions in most of the categories of the GNPC Ghana’s Fastest Human competition which took place at the Tamale Sports Stadium last Saturday.

Martinson Yeboah from Kumasi Anglican Senior High (KASS) impressively won the Under-18 category 100m with Samuel Kwabi from Prempeh College coming second with a time of 10.66s and Gabriel Gyamfi from Osei Kyeretwie Senior High School (OKESS) with a time of 10.77 placing third.

Cynthia Kafui Dotsey receiving the award from Francis Chuks Njoaguani

Female wrestling coach honoured in Senegal

Traditional wrestling coach Cynthia Kafui Dotsey has been honoured by the West Africa Traditional Wrestling Federation as the first-ever female coach in an ECOWAS African Wrestling tournament.

She received her award at the just-ended Eighth ECOWAS Wrestling De Dakar in Senegal.

Emmanuel Dasor

Dasor picks ticket for London 2017

Ghana’s 400m star, Emmanuel Dasor has given Ghana a third ticket to this year’s Athletics World Championships in London after making the qualification time at the USA Outdoor Championship over the weekend.

Triathlon

Triathletes gear up for race Sunday

Over 70 triathletes from Ghana and neighbouring countries have registered to participate in the 6th Kempinski-Cowbell Race Series scheduled to take place at the swimming pool of the University of Ghana, Legon, on Sunday.

 Doris Afriyie (third right) with officials of GNPC and Reks Brobbey (right), initiator of the athletics event
Doris Afriyie (third right) with officials of GNPC and Reks Brobbey (right), initiator of the athletics event

Doris steals show at GNPC Ghana's Fastest Human trials

Doris Afriyie of the Ashanti Region stole the show when the GNPC Ghana’s Fastest Human athletics competition started with the audition event last Saturday at the Sekondi Stadium at Essipon for athletes in the Central and Western regions.

Laila Zangwio receiving her award from Cornelia Sochunke, executive assistant manager of Kempinski Hotel
Laila Zangwio receiving her award from Cornelia Sochunke, executive assistant manager of Kempinski Hotel

Ampomah, Flings grab top awards

Ghana javelin record holder John Ampomah last Saturday made history as the first athlete to win back-to-back Kempinski Liquid Sports Ghana Male Athlete of the Year award.

The Middle Tennessee State University student beat stiff challenge from Emmanuel Dasor and Sean Safo-Antwi to win the most prestigious accolade of the award held at the Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City in Accra.

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