{"id":195928,"date":"2024-07-03T08:55:11","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T08:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/03\/harry-and-joselle-to-represent-ghana-in-swimming-at-olympic-games-as-abeku-jackson-misses\/"},"modified":"2024-07-03T08:55:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T08:55:11","slug":"harry-and-joselle-to-represent-ghana-in-swimming-at-olympic-games-as-abeku-jackson-misses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/03\/harry-and-joselle-to-represent-ghana-in-swimming-at-olympic-games-as-abeku-jackson-misses\/","title":{"rendered":"Harry and Joselle to represent Ghana in swimming at Olympic Games as Abeku Jackson misses \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Ghana\u2019s swimmers, Harry Stacey and Joselle Mensah, have qualified to represent the country at the Paris 2024 Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>The duo was chosen based on the national rankings and clinched wildcard entries to seal their qualification.<\/p>\n<p>Harry won a bronze medal at the Africa Aquatics Championships in Angola in the 100m freestyle.<\/p>\n<p>Joselle Mensah also turned heads at the African Games in Accra with her swift strokes in the 50m freestyle.<\/p>\n<p>Abeku Jackson, who has been a usual representative for Ghana at the Olympics in the past, did not make the list. His past wildcard participations in 2016 and 2020 rendered him ineligible this time around.<\/p>\n<p>JNA\/NOQ<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong>www.ghanaweb.com<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana\u2019s swimmers, Harry Stacey and Joselle Mensah, have qualified to represent the country at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The duo was chosen based on the national rankings and clinched wildcard entries to seal their qualification. Harry won a bronze medal at the Africa Aquatics Championships in Angola in the 100m freestyle. 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