… and Says It Has No Power Over GOC Let me use religion as an analogy to start this article. In 2009, Mr. Baba told Ghanaians and the world that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was the ultimate deity of the Olympic religion and all things relating to the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC). We [GOC [...]
Read the rest of this story »Ghana bagged 17 medals – 4 Gold, 5 Silver and 8 Bronze to finish 12th at the All Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique. South Africa finished tops with 61 Gold, 55 Silver and 40 Bronze, followed by Egypt with 32; 14; 20, and Nigeria 31; 28; 39. Ghana’s gold medals came from Ajarah Busonga Mohammed [...]
Read the rest of this story »Veteran Sprinter Aziz Zakari believes Ghana athletics is getting back to its golden days again following the successful completion of the maiden rLG Ghana Grand Prix in Kumasi last Saturday. Athletics Ghana was given a ray of hope at the event which ushered in a new generation of athletes including sprinters Tim Abeyie, Ashaad Agyapong, [...]
Read the rest of this story »Young sprinter Michael Owusu Peprah of Mfantsipim School is now nursing big ambitions after emerging the overall best male athlete at the recently ended Central regional schools athletics competition. Peprah won the 100 metres sprint final in a time of 11.00 seconds, the 200 metres event in 22.9 seconds and also led his School’s relay [...]
Read the rest of this story »Buzz up! AFP/File – Title holders Egypt have fired a 17-goal warning to South Africa ahead of a crucial 2012 African Nations … by David Legge David Legge – JOHANNESBURG (AFP) – Title holders Egypt have fired a 17-goal warning to South Africa ahead of a crucial 2012 African Nations Cup qualifier during March. The Pharaohs won the [...]
Read the rest of this story »Age cheating in African continental competitions is a thing of the past, with CAF announcing that it is ready to showcase to the rest of the world the success of the MRI test programme following the successful use of the technology for African Under-17 championship currently being staged in Rwanda. CAF confirmed that all players [...]
Read the rest of this story »Ghana is unlikely to resolve its difference with the IOC any time soon, putting in doubt its participation in the 2012 London Olympics. B.T. Baba, who is disputing a Ghana Olympic Committee presidential election loss to the government-backed Francis Dodoo, told The Associated Press on Friday that the International Olympic Committee is still at odds [...]
Read the rest of this story »Some local athletes preparing for international duties say they are frustrated by the suspension imposed on Ghana by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The IOC imposed the suspension on Ghana for what it describes AS government’s failure to comply with its directive to follow the road map to solving the impasse between various factions within [...]
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