{"id":1166186,"date":"2022-08-04T11:30:43","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T11:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/04\/joseph-commey-wins-ghanas-first-2022-commonwealth-games-medal\/"},"modified":"2022-08-04T11:30:43","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T11:30:43","slug":"joseph-commey-wins-ghanas-first-2022-commonwealth-games-medal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/04\/joseph-commey-wins-ghanas-first-2022-commonwealth-games-medal\/","title":{"rendered":"Joseph Commey wins Ghana&#8217;s first 2022 Commonwealth Games medal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"554\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image_2022-08-03_140050044-696x554.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Joseph Commey\/ Photo credit: Getty Images\/ Rober Cianflone\/\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joseph Commey\/ Photo credit: Getty Images\/ Robert Cianflone\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Team Ghana has won its first medal at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham after boxer Joseph Commey advanced to the semifinals of the featherweight division on Wednesday, August 3.<\/p>\n<p>Commey, who promised to deliver a medal heading into the competition, delivered on his promise as he defeats New Zealand\u2019s Alex Mukuka in the quarterfinal round.<\/p>\n<p>The youngster defeated a difficult opponent in Mukuka with control earning a unanimous decision.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CWG2022?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CWG2022<\/a>: Joseph Commey has delivered on his promise to get a medal for Ghana<\/p>\n<p>Commey\u2019s victory against Alex Mukuka meant he advanced to the semifinals of the Featherweight division, and that automatically secures Ghana its first medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JoySports?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JoySports<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZRaArcHzZR\">pic.twitter.com\/ZRaArcHzZR<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><br \/>\n\u2014 \ud83d\udc48\ud83c\udffeJoin the Joy Sports FPL (@JoySportsGH) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoySportsGH\/status\/1554814457758601216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Black Bombers, thus, clinch Ghana\u2019s first medal at the games after suffering a number of setbacks.<\/p>\n<p>Boxing has, historically, won the country more medals than any other sport.<\/p>\n<p>Commey\u2019s victory over Mukuka guarantees him a spot in the semis, where he will earn Ghana\u2019s first medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"4BTYM0m6MlE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fire Danger Looming: Most Accra hydrants inactive; cannot fight fire outbreaks \u2013 Adom TV (3-8-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4BTYM0m6MlE?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joseph Commey\/ Photo credit: Getty Images\/ Robert Cianflone\/ Team Ghana has won its first medal at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham after boxer Joseph Commey advanced to the semifinals of the featherweight division on Wednesday, August 3. 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