Story by Michael Okuley
Ghana’s contingent for the upcoming Olympics has arrived in Paris to fine-tune their preparations ahead of the championship.
The team, made up of locally based athletes and some technical officials, arrived in France in the early hours of Thursday before moving to their base in Strasbourg.
Ghana has nine athletes who will be competing in athletics and swimming when the competition starts on July 26, 2024, in the capital city of Paris.
Meanwhile, the other qualified foreign athletes will join the team from the various bases for the pre game exercise before moving to the Games Village on July 22, 2024.
Ghana has Abdul Saminu for the Men’s 100m and 200m and Joseph Paul Amoah, Isaac Botsio, Benjamin Azamati, Edwin Gadayi, and Fusseini Ibrahim competing in the men’s 4×100 relay. Africa high jump queen Rose Yeboah will represent the country in the women’s high jump, with Joselle Mensah and Harry Stacey taking up the 50m and 100m freestyle swimming, respectively.
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games run from July 26–August 8, 2024.