{"id":160864,"date":"2024-03-11T11:04:19","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T11:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/11\/abeku-jackson-clinches-ghanas-historic-medal-in-swimming\/"},"modified":"2024-03-11T11:04:19","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T11:04:19","slug":"abeku-jackson-clinches-ghanas-historic-medal-in-swimming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/11\/abeku-jackson-clinches-ghanas-historic-medal-in-swimming\/","title":{"rendered":"Abeku Jackson clinches Ghana\u2019s historic medal in swimming \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Ghana\u2019s team captain, Abeku Jackson has made history at the African Games 2023 by securing the country\u2019s first-ever medal in Swimming.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson clinched a silver medal in the Men\u2019s 50m Butterfly event, finishing with a time of 24.23 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>He was narrowly outpaced by Egypt\u2019s Ali Khalafalla, who claimed gold with a time of 23.93 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>This achievement makes the 23-year-old the first Ghanaian swimmer to win a medal at the African Games, ending a long-standing drought in the sport for the nation.<\/p>\n<p>In the same event, Jackson\u2019s teammate, Stacey Harry, delivered a strong performance, but finished fifth with a time of 24.56 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, the Ghanaian team placed fifth in the 4x100m Medley Relay Mixed, recording a time of 4:03.39.<\/p>\n<p>In the day\u2019s earlier events, Titus Ankrah Hector narrowly missed the final of the Men\u2019s 100m Breaststroke despite leading in Heat 1 with a time of 1:18.69.<\/p>\n<p>Asampong Theodore, Christian Nii Nortey Duah, Snowden Ivan, Nubia Adjei, and Mensah Joselle faced unsuccessful attempts in their respective events.<\/p>\n<p>As Day 3 of the competition approaches, Team Ghana is buoyed by the breakthrough and looks forward to building on this momentum, hopeful for more successes in the days to come.<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana\u2019s team captain, Abeku Jackson has made history at the African Games 2023 by securing the country\u2019s first-ever medal in Swimming. Jackson clinched a silver medal in the Men\u2019s 50m Butterfly event, finishing with a time of 24.23 seconds. 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