{"id":415691,"date":"2017-09-07T10:00:24","date_gmt":"2017-09-07T10:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/09\/07\/greater-accra-tops-at-national-sports-festival\/"},"modified":"2017-09-07T10:00:24","modified_gmt":"2017-09-07T10:00:24","slug":"greater-accra-tops-at-national-sports-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/09\/07\/greater-accra-tops-at-national-sports-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Greater Accra tops at National Sports Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Thursday,  7 September 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>ghanacrusader.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-09-07<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/30476269.295.jpg\" alt=\"National Sports Festival\" title=\"National Sports Festival\" width=\"295\" height=\"171\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>About 1,700 athletes from all 10 regions excluding security services participated in the sport<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=149916385178506\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=149916385178506\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/1504778424_863_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Greater Accra Region emerged victors at the just ended National Sports Festival at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>The highly anticipated Sports festival did lived up to its billing with seven days of thrilling actions across 11 sporting disciplines.<\/p>\n<p>Greater Accra proved to strong for the other regions as the emerge top of the overall rankings, followed by the Central Region  with Ashanti Region placing third.<\/p>\n<p>Successful athletes were presented with certificates as winners of each discipline were present with a trophy.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, next year\u2019s festival will be held in the Central Region at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium.<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>SUMMARY OF WINNERS:<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>ATHLETICS \u2013 Men<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n1st \u2013 Ashanti<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n2nd \u2013 Gt Accra<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n3rd \u2013 Western<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>ATHLETICS -Women<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n1st \u2013 Ashanti<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n2nd \u2013 Gt Accra<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n3rd \u2013 Western<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>BOXING<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n1st \u2013 Gt Accra<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n2nd \u2013 Western<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n3rd \u2013 Eastern<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>HANDBALL- Men<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n1st \u2013 Gt Accra<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n2nd \u2013 Eastern<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n3rd \u2013 Volta<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>HANDBALL \u2013 Women<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n1st \u2013 Gt Accra<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n2nd \u2013 Central<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n3rd \u2013 Volta<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>TAEKWONDO- Men<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n1st \u2013 Gt Accra<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n2nd \u2013 Ashanti<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n3rd \u2013 Volta<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>TAEKWONDO- Women<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n1st \u2013 Gt. Accra<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n2nd \u2013 Western<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n3rd \u2013 Central<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>TENNIS \u2013 Women<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n1st \u2013 Central<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n2nd \u2013 Gt Accra<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n3rd \u2013 Ashanti<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>TENNIS \u2013 Men<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n1st \u2013 Eastern<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n2nd \u2013 Gt Accra<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n3rd \u2013 Central<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>VOLLEYBALL \u2013 Women<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n1st \u2013 Gt Accra<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n2nd \u2013 Northern<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n3rd \u2013 Western<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>VOLLEYBALL \u2013 Men<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n1st \u2013 Gt Accra<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n2nd \u2013 Eastern<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n3rd \u2013 Upper East<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>SOCCER \u2013 Women<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n1st \u2013 Northern<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n2nd \u2013 Gt Accra<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n3rd \u2013 Western<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>BADMINTON -Men<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n1st \u2013 Ashanti<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n2nd \u2013 Upper East<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n3rd \u2013 Eastern<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>BADMINTON -Women<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n1st \u2013 Upper East<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n2nd \u2013 Ashanti<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n3rd \u2013 Gt Accra<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>TABLE TENNIS -Men<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n1st \u2013 Eastern<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n2nd \u2013 Ashanti<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n3rd \u2013 Central<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>TABLE TENNIS -Women<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n1st \u2013 Central<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n2nd \u2013 Eastern<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n3rd \u2013 Gt Accra<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>NETBALL<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n1st \u2013 Western<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n2nd \u2013 Central<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n3rd \u2013 Gt Accra<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>PARA-SPORTS<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>WheelChair Basketball-Men<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n1st \u2013 B\/A<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n2nd \u2013 Gt Accra<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n3rd \u2013 Ashanti<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>ATHLETICS \u2013 Women<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n1st \u2013 Northern<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n2nd \u2013 Gt Accra<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n3rd \u2013 Ashanti<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>ATHLETICS \u2013 Male<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n1st \u2013 Gt Accra<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n2nd \u2013 Northern<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n3rd \u2013 Ashanti<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>OVERALL<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n1st \u2013 Gt Accra<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n2nd \u2013 Central<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n3rd \u2013 Ashanti<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: -1 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sports News of Thursday, 7 September 2017 Source: ghanacrusader.com 2017-09-07 About 1,700 athletes from all 10 regions excluding security services participated in the sport &#13; Greater Accra Region emerged victors at the just ended National Sports Festival at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi yesterday. 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