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However, moments later, his position was reassigned to fourth place, as Cameroon\u2019s Emmanuel Eseme was awarded the bronze.<\/p>\n<p>The discrepancy arose from a handwritten timer readjusting Saminu\u2019s time to 20.67 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>This controversial decision ultimately denied the 23-year-old a bronze medal. The race was won by Liberia\u2019s Joseph Fambulleh, who finished in 20.25 seconds, with Zimbabwe\u2019s Tapiwanashe Makarawu taking silver in 20.51 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>In the women\u2019s 200m final, Mary Boakye also finished fourth, clocking 23.40 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>The event was won by Ivory Coast\u2019s Maca Gbai in 22.84 seconds. Gbai\u2019s compatriot Maboundou Kone claimed silver with a time of 22.99 seconds, and Malawi\u2019s Asimenye Simwaka took bronze at 23.05 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>In the field events, Ghana\u2019s Cadman Evans Yamoah, the reigning African Games men\u2019s high jump champion, struggled to replicate his past success.<\/p>\n<p>Yamoah, a student at the University of Central Missouri, was unable to clear the bar at 2.10 meters, exiting in the first phase alongside his compatriot Kennedy Ocansey.<\/p>\n<p>Morocco\u2019s Saad Hammouda, whom Yamoah had previously bested at the African Games, secured the gold medal with a jump of 2.15 meters.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the setbacks, Ghana ended the competition with three medals, two gold and one bronze.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>:\u00a0<a>JoySports\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana\u2019s sprinters Abdul Rasheed Saminu and Mary Boakye narrowly missed out on podium finishes in the men\u2019s and women\u2019s 200m events at the African Seniors Athletics Championships on Wednesday. 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