Ghana has finally secured a spot in the 4×100 metre men’s relay at the 2024 Olympic Games, set to take place in Paris later this year.
The team overcame a significant setback at the World Relay Championships in the Bahamas, where they dropped the baton on Saturday, May 4, 2024.
However, they seized a second chance the following day.
With Ibrahim Fuseini, Isaac Botsio, Benjamin Azamati, and Joseph Paul Amoah running in that order, the team triumphed in Heat 2 on Sunday, clocking a season’s best of 38.29 seconds.
Finishing behind Ghana were Liberia and Nigeria, who also secured their tickets to Paris.
At the recent African Games, Ghana’s hopes for a gold medal in the relay were dashed by a baton exchange error.
The delay in the handover from Solomon Hammond to Joseph Paul Amoah resulted in Ghana finishing second, with Nigeria claiming the gold medal.
In 2021, the team faced a similar ordeal when a changeover issue led to a sixth-place finish.
Sunday’s performance marked a departure from a pattern that had previously seen the team miss out on various qualification opportunities due to baton drops.
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Source: www.ghanaweb.com
