Wednesday 10th October, 2018
Accra, Oct. 10, GNA – Abeiku Jackson, Ghana’s
swimming sensation, has qualified to the semi finals of the men’s 50m Butterfly
event at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, in Argentina.
The 18-year old finished second and clocked a
new personal best with a time of 24.44 seconds, reducing his time for the event
by 0.14 seconds, as his previous finishing time stood at 24.58 seconds.
By Simon
Asare, GNA
Accra, Oct. 10, GNA – Abeiku Jackson, Ghana’s
swimming sensation, has qualified to the semi finals of the men’s 50m Butterfly
event at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, in Argentina.
The 18-year old finished second and clocked a
new personal best with a time of 24.44 seconds, reducing his time for the event
by 0.14 seconds, as his previous finishing time stood at 24.58 seconds.
After gaining a slot in the semi-finals of 50m
butterfly event, the medal hopeful expressed delight about the qualification
and remained poised to make it into the finals.
“It wasn’t an easy race, but it took the
determination and correct attitude, mindset together with my coaches, to
qualify to the semis,” he said.
He added, “the pressure is there but am
never in doubt, I have trained well for this and motivation is always to
improve on my personal best and that is what made me qualify.
“The semi-final would be a tough hurdle
considering the time being made by other competitors but I would do my best and
push hard for a place in the finals”.
In other developments, the Beach Volleyball
team of Ghana at this year’s Youth Olympics recorded their first win after
beating Monaco 2-1 to increase their chances of progressing to the next stage.
GNA