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
One of Ghana’s athletes at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Nadia Eke, is actually a Nigerian who ditched Nigeria for Ghana. She will be competing in the triple jump event at the Olympics. Many people have been wondering why she ditched Nigeria over Ghana, however, bear in mind, she was born to a Nigerian father and … Read more
Elaine Thompson-Herah has won the 100m final in a new Olympic record time of 10.61; Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson complete a superb 1-2-3 for the Jamaicans. https://twitter.com/calvinslast/status/1421457218839453701 Thompson-Herah was the defending champion, and that’s the second fastest 100m to ever be run by a woman. Thompson-Herah, who defends her title won in Rio five … Read more
Ghanaian sprinter, Benjamin Azamati says nervousness contributed to his inability to make it to the men’s 100m semi-finals in the ongoing 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. The 23-year-old clocked 10.13s and finished 4th in his heat which was won by Rohan Browning of Australia with Yohan Blake of Jamaica finishing 2nd. Just like many first-timers, the … Read more
Ghanaian sprinter, Benjamin Azamati has missed out on qualification to the semi-finals of the men’s 100m race at the Tokyo Olympics. The 23-year-old clocked 10.13s and finished 4th in the race which was Rohan Browning of Australia with Yohan Blake of Jamaica finishing 2nd. He did well Benjamin Azamati. 4th place#Tokyo2020 #Olympics2021 pic.twitter.com/0d5d71lhTH — Taadi Boy©️ (@taadibanyinbagh) July 31, 2021 … Read more
Nigerian medal hopeful Blessing Okagbare is out of the ongoing Tokyo Olympics after being provisionally suspended in what is the first doping case in track and field at the games. The 32-year-old sprinter won her 100m heat on Friday and was due to race in the semifinals on Saturday. Okagbare returned positive for human growth … Read more
Another day, another exit for Team Ghana at the Tokyo Olympics, as Christian Amoah missed out on a chance to win an Olympic medal after finishing fourth in the men’s 96Kg in the weightlifting event. The 22-year-old cleared the first round successfully, making the 140 snatch and 165 clean and jerk. The second round proved … Read more
Ghanaian boxer Sulemanu Tetteh has been eliminated in the ongoing Tokyo Olympic Games following a unanimous decision loss to Cuba’s Veitia Yosbany in the Flyweight division. Tetteh was floored twice and stood no chance right from the start of the round of 16 fight. The Black Bombers skipper was underwhelming and lost all three rounds … Read more