Bissah wins gold for Ghana: At Youth Olympics
Ghana’s Martha Bissah has become the first Ghanaian to win an Olympic gold medal at any level after recording a personal best and a new national record of 2:04.90 to snatch victory in the 800m final at the ongoing Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China, last Saturday.
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Her personal best set at the 2014 African Athletics Championship in Marrackech, Morocco, recently was 2:06.32, which saw her exit the competition at the semi-finals.
Bissah, aged 17 and making her debut at the world stage, kept pace with an early break-away group before out-pacing her opponents with 200m to end the race.
The former Aduman Senior High School student, who won a bronze medal at the 2014 African Youth Games in May, beat the African champion, Ethiopia’s Hawi Alemu Negeri to first place. Hawi came second in 2:06.01(PB) while Germany’s Mareen Kalis took third place in 2:06.03.
Martha Bissah wins Ghana's first GOLD medal at 2014 Youth Olympic Games
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African Youth Games: Ghana's Martha Bissah wins bronze in girl's 800m final
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