President Akufo-Addo has announced that Tokyo 2020 bronze medalist, Samuel Takyi will be given a car, $10,000 in cash for his efforts at the Olympic Games, plus a further $20,000 to be put in a career development fund for him. The President made the announcement when Ghana’s contingent for the Tokyo Olympic Games called on … Read more
Boxer, Samuel Takyi says Ghana’s team at the Tokyo Olympics are very appreciative of the support they have received from Ghanaians throughout the Games. Takyi, who was presented with his bronze medal on Thursday, dedicated his success to all Ghanaians. Tweeting a picture of his bronze medal, the 20-year-old said: “This is for Ghana. We felt … Read more
The President, Nana Akufo-Addo has congratulated boxer, Samuel Takyi on securing a bronze medal for Ghana at the Olympic Games. Despite losing his semi-final bout in the featherweight division against American, Duke Ragan comes away from Tokyo with the bronze medal. He had already been guaranteed a medal after his quarter-final victory over Colombian, David … Read more
Ghanaian boxer, Samuel Takyi, has won bronze in the men’s boxing featherweight division at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics after he lost his semi-final fight to American Duke Ragan. By winning bronze, the twenty-year old ended Ghana’s 29-year wait for an Olympic medal, with the country’s last medal coming at the Barcelona 1992 games. The medal … Read more
The spirit of Accra came alive in an epic manner after Ghana’s Samuel Takyi clinched a semi-final berth in the ongoing 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. The 20-year-old defeated David Ávila Ceiber Segura of Colombia courtesy a 3-2 split to book a date with USA’s Duke Ragan in the semi-finals of the men’s 52-57 Kg Featherweight … Read more
Twenty-year old Samuel Takyi ended Ghana’s 29 year wait for an Olympic medal with a spirited come-from-behind victory against Colombia’s David Avila Ceiber in the featherweight division of the Olympic boxing event in Tokyo. https://twitter.com/Fentuo_/status/1421680928842297345?s=20 Trailing the 32-year old Colombian on all the judge’s scorecards going into the last round, Takyi showed experience and spirit … Read more
Twenty-year old Samuel Takyi ended Ghana’s 29 year wait for an Olympic medal with a spirited come-from-behind victory against Colombia’s David Avila Ceiber in the featherweight division of the Olympic boxing event in Tokyo. Trailing the 32-year old Colombian on all the judge’s scorecards going into the last round, Takyi showed experience and spirit beyond … Read more
Samuel Takyi is a 20-year-old Ghanaian professional boxer who became the second Ghanaian to win in a boxing match at the 2020 Olympic Games currently being held in Tokyo, Japan. Samuel Takyi qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics through his performance at the 2020 African Olympic Qualification Tournament in Dakar, Senegal. Date of Birth Samuel … Read more