{"id":187050,"date":"2024-06-05T11:20:18","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T11:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/05\/ghana-wins-four-gold-medals-on-day-1\/"},"modified":"2024-06-05T11:20:18","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T11:20:18","slug":"ghana-wins-four-gold-medals-on-day-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/05\/ghana-wins-four-gold-medals-on-day-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana wins four gold medals on Day 1 \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Team Ghana secured four gold medals on the opening day of the CAA region II Championships.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The competition kickstarted on Tuesday, June 5 at the University of Ghana stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The competition which serves as an Olympic qualifying event saw athletes within Africa compete for a medal and a place at the 2024 Paris Olympics<\/p>\n<p>With the event happening in Ghana, the spotlight was on some athletes from the country.<\/p>\n<p>Hor Halutie, Edwin Gadayi and Esther Obenewaa were all competing while also hoping the make the Olympic qualifying time and height.<\/p>\n<p>However things didn\u2019t go as planned, as all three athletes finished their events in the medal zone, they missed out on qualifying for the Olympics<\/p>\n<p>Gadayi\u2019s time of 10.28 in the final fell short of the under 10.00 needed to secure qualification for the Olympics. The athlete however is hopeful of securing qualification in the next competition in Cameroon and is bound to work harder.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have another competition and that would be the last opportunity so I pray for good health and good strength to make it to the Olympics,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Hor Halutie finished third in the women\u2019s 100 metre final which meant she also fell short of the qualification time.<\/p>\n<p>Esther Obenewaa wowed fans during the just ended African Games, however her jump of 1.79 wasn\u2019t enough for a ticket to the Paris Olympics.<br \/>She is however keen to make it to the Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy next chapter is to train harder to be able to jump higher in the next competition,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Discus thrower Faustina Owusu had a throw of 44.46 metres and won a gold medal for it. But just like her teammates, her distance wasn\u2019t enough for qualification to Paris.<\/p>\n<p>Day two of the CAA region II Championships continues on Wednesday and the Ghanaian athletes would be looking to make the right times in the other events to book a ticket to the big stage.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Team Ghana secured four gold medals on the opening day of the CAA region II Championships. The competition kickstarted on Tuesday, June 5 at the University of Ghana stadium. 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