The Ghana Athletics (GA) has selected 18 athletes to represent Ghana at the upcoming African Athletics Championship in Douala, Cameroon, from June 20 to 26, 2024.
The team consists of the following athletes:
– Evonne Britton (100m Hurdles)
– Doris Mensah (100m Hurdles)
– Anita Afrifa (200m)
– Rose Yeboah (High Jump)
– Esther Obenewaa (High Jump)
– Rejoice Agbewodie (Javelin)
– Deborah Acheampong (100m)
– Halutie Hor (100m)
– Mary Boakye (100m/200m)
– William Amponsah (10,000m)
– Cadman Yamoah (High Jump)
– Kennedy Ocansey (High Jump)
– Ishmael Arthur (10,000m)
– Fuseini Ibrahim (100m)
– Isaac Botsio (100m)
– Rexford Bugase (Discus)
– Joseph Amoah (200m)
– Gadayi Edwin (Relay)
– Brock Appiah (Relay)
The championship is the final qualifying event in Africa for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Some Ghanaian athletes have already secured their spots, including the men’s 4x100m relay team, Rose Yeboah in the high jump, and Rasheed Abdul Saminu in the 200m.
The team will depart Accra for Douala, Cameroon, on June 18, 2024, led by coaches Robert Dwumfour and Georgina Sowah.