{"id":160297,"date":"2024-03-08T19:08:58","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T19:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/08\/disappointed-para-sports-hasnt-been-included-in-competition-botsyo-nkegbe\/"},"modified":"2024-03-08T19:08:58","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T19:08:58","slug":"disappointed-para-sports-hasnt-been-included-in-competition-botsyo-nkegbe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/08\/disappointed-para-sports-hasnt-been-included-in-competition-botsyo-nkegbe\/","title":{"rendered":"Disappointed Para sports hasn\u2019t been included in competition- Botsyo Nkegbe \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Decorated Ghanaian para-athlete, Raphael Botsyo Nkegbe, has expressed deep disappointment over the absence of para sports competitions in the 13<sup>TH<\/sup>\u00a0African Games.<\/p>\n<p>He said this in an interview during the\u00a0<strong>Victory in Unity<\/strong>\u00a0event held today at the University of Ghana Stadium that aims to \u201cshowcase an unwavering commitment to driving inclusivity and the transformative power of sports as a catalyst for social good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The event was headlined multiple Olympian Botsyo Nkegbe, two time Olympic 400 Metre Hurdles Gold Medali winner, Dr. Edwin Moses and founder of Sports Equity Lab (the organization behind Victory in Unity) Professor Dr. Yetsa Tuakli-Wosornu.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in the lead up to the opening ceremony of the African Games on Friday, March 8 at the aforementioned venue, Nkegbe said,<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI feel so sad that friends, loved ones, my kids, my nephews, people won\u2019t be able to cheer Botsyo, cheer Patrick Obeng and co on home soil. We feel like this was the time some of us can say that we have really represented the nation so I feel so sad\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_581728\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_20240307_175526_MP.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-581728\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Professor Dr. Tuakli-Worsornu, (back row left) with Edwin Moses (back row right) and Botsyo Nkegbe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI can only wish all the Ghanaian athletes the best of luck but to be honest with you, I feel so sad that para-athletics is not part.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_581464\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/UG-Stadium-1024x641.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-581464\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">University of Ghana Stadium Photo Courtesy: @ImaneOuaadil on X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The African Games will end on March 23 with the Borteyman Sports Complex pinned as one of two main host venues for the Games.<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Decorated Ghanaian para-athlete, Raphael Botsyo Nkegbe, has expressed deep disappointment over the absence of para sports competitions in the 13TH\u00a0African Games. 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