{"id":118395,"date":"2026-05-15T16:28:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T16:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=118395"},"modified":"2026-05-15T16:28:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T16:28:37","slug":"ghana-grabs-three-medals-at-24th-african-champs-relay-giants-storm-into-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=118395","title":{"rendered":"Ghana grabs three medals at 24th African Champs, relay giants storm into final"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ghana finally exploded into life at the Accra 2026 African Athletics Championships yesterday, claiming three medals and powering into the men\u2019s 4x100m final in a dramatic turnaround after two frustrating days without a podium finish.
\nWith pressure mounting on the host nation to deliver before an expectant home crowd at the University of Ghana Stadium, Florence Agyemang, Alex Amankwaa and Esther Ohenewaa stepped up with bronze-medal performances to ignite Ghana\u2019s campaign, before the men\u2019s sprint relay team underlined their gold-medal credentials with a commanding heat victory.
\nAfter enduring a barren start to the continental showpiece, Ghana\u2019s breakthrough moment arrived in the women\u2019s 400m final where Agyemang produced a composed and disciplined run to secure bronze in 51.87 seconds.<\/p>\n

The Ghanaian finished behind Ethiopia\u2019s Ahmed Ajayba, who stormed to gold in 51.54 seconds, while Botswana\u2019s Obakeng Kamberuka claimed silver in 51.79 seconds.
\nInspiration for Ghana
\nAgyemang\u2019s podium finish instantly lifted the mood inside the packed stadium and opened the floodgates for a memorable evening for Team Ghana.
\nMiddle-distance ace Alex Amankwaa followed with another bronze medal in the men\u2019s 800m, showing grit and tactical discipline in a fiercely contested race to clock 1:46.18.
\nKenya\u2019s Kimtai Kkelvin Loti took gold in 1:45.47, with Morocco\u2019s Imade Bouchejda securing silver in 1:45.62, but Amankwaa\u2019s late surge ensured Ghana remained firmly on the medal board.
\nMore celebrations followed in the women\u2019s high jump where Esther Ohenewaa delivered one of the performances of her career, clearing a personal best height of 1.81 metres to clinch silver behind South Africa\u2019s Snyman Christi, who won gold with 1.84m.
\nEthiopia\u2019s Betselot Alemayehu settled for bronze as Ohenewaa\u2019s leap added another major moment to Ghana\u2019s resurgence.
\nBut the loudest roar of the night arrived in the final race of the day as Ghana\u2019s highly rated men\u2019s 4x100m relay team sent a powerful warning to their continental rivals.
\nAnchored by Ghana\u2019s fastest man Abdul Rasheed Saminu, the quartet stormed to victory in Heat Two in 38.69 seconds, finishing ahead of Botswana (38.88) and Kenya as the home fans erupted in anticipation of today\u2019s final.
\nThe performance immediately established Ghana as one of the favourites for gold in what promises to be one of the most explosive races of the championships.
\nNigeria, Mauritius and Zimbabwe \u2014 who finished first, second and third respectively in Heat One \u2014 now stand between Ghana and relay glory.
\nDespite the dominant display, Saminu insisted the team had merely completed the first part of the assignment.
\n\u201cThere is nothing to say. We are excited by the victory in the heats but the real work is in the final. Let\u2019s meet tomorrow,\u201d he said after guiding Ghana safely through.
\nTeammate Ibrahim Fuseni struck an even bolder tone, declaring: \u201cGhanaians should expect victory tomorrow. We are looking forward to victory.\u201d
\nElsewhere, Ghana\u2019s Mammoudou Baba Seidu narrowly missed out on a medal in the men\u2019s 400m hurdles, finishing fifth in a race dominated by Botswana\u2019s Kemorera Tisang and Victor Ntweng, who secured gold and silver respectively. South Africa\u2019s Can Rensburg completed the podium with bronze.
\nThe championships enter Day Four today with the spotlight firmly fixed on the men\u2019s 4x100m final, a race now carrying the hopes of a nation desperate for a statement victory on home soil.<\/p>\n

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\"Alex<\/p>\n

Ghana finally exploded into life at the Accra 2026 African Athletics Championships yesterday, claiming three medals and powering into the men\u2019s 4x100m final in a dramatic turnaround after two frustrating days without a podium finish.<\/strong><\/p>\n

With pressure mounting on the host nation to deliver before an expectant home crowd at the University of Ghana Stadium, Florence Agyemang, Alex Amankwaa and Esther Ohenewaa stepped up with bronze-medal performances to ignite Ghana\u2019s campaign, before the men\u2019s sprint relay team underlined their gold-medal credentials with a commanding heat victory.<\/p>\n

After enduring a barren start to the continental showpiece, Ghana\u2019s breakthrough moment arrived in the women\u2019s 400m final where Agyemang produced a composed and disciplined run to secure bronze in 51.87 seconds.<\/p>\n

The Ghanaian finished behind Ethiopia\u2019s Ahmed Ajayba, who stormed to gold in 51.54 seconds, while Botswana\u2019s Obakeng Kamberuka claimed silver in 51.79 seconds.<\/p>\n

Inspiration for Ghana<\/p>\n

Agyemang\u2019s podium finish instantly lifted the mood inside the packed stadium and opened the floodgates for a memorable evening for Team Ghana.<\/p>\n

Middle-distance ace Alex Amankwaa followed with another bronze medal in the men\u2019s 800m, showing grit and tactical discipline in a fiercely contested race to clock 1:46.18.<\/p>\n

Kenya\u2019s Kimtai Kkelvin Loti took gold in 1:45.47, with Morocco\u2019s Imade Bouchejda securing silver in 1:45.62, but Amankwaa\u2019s late surge ensured Ghana remained firmly on the medal board.<\/p>\n

More celebrations followed in the women\u2019s high jump where Esther Ohenewaa delivered one of the performances of her career, clearing a personal best height of 1.81 metres to clinch silver behind South Africa\u2019s Snyman Christi, who won gold with 1.84m.<\/p>\n

Ethiopia\u2019s Betselot Alemayehu settled for bronze as Ohenewaa\u2019s leap added another major moment to Ghana\u2019s resurgence.<\/p>\n

But the loudest roar of the night arrived in the final race of the day as Ghana\u2019s highly rated men\u2019s 4x100m relay team sent a powerful warning to their continental rivals.<\/p>\n

Anchored by Ghana\u2019s fastest man Abdul Rasheed Saminu, the quartet stormed to victory in Heat Two in 38.69 seconds, finishing ahead of Botswana (38.88) and Kenya as the home fans erupted in anticipation of today\u2019s final.<\/p>\n

The performance immediately established Ghana as one of the favourites for gold in what promises to be one of the most explosive races of the championships.<\/p>\n

Nigeria, Mauritius and Zimbabwe \u2014 who finished first, second and third respectively in Heat One \u2014 now stand between Ghana and relay glory.<\/p>\n

Despite the dominant display, Saminu insisted the team had merely completed the first part of the assignment.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is nothing to say. We are excited by the victory in the heats but the real work is in the final. Let\u2019s meet tomorrow,\u201d he said after guiding Ghana safely through.<\/p>\n

Teammate Ibrahim Fuseni struck an even bolder tone, declaring: \u201cGhanaians should expect victory tomorrow. We are looking forward to victory.\u201d<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Ghana\u2019s Mammoudou Baba Seidu narrowly missed out on a medal in the men\u2019s 400m hurdles, finishing fifth in a race dominated by Botswana\u2019s Kemorera Tisang and Victor Ntweng, who secured gold and silver respectively. South Africa\u2019s Can Rensburg completed the podium with bronze.<\/p>\n

The championships enter Day Four today with the spotlight firmly fixed on the men\u2019s 4x100m final, a race now carrying the hopes of a nation desperate for a statement victory on home soil.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_2277560469115098_106292521332774":"","twitter_aToxNzczMzI3Njk4OTg4ODUxMjAxOw==_1773327698988851200":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,103],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-118395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports","category-travel"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=118395"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118395\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=118395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=118395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=118395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}