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Ghanaian long distance runner, William Amponsah, won silver in the men’s half marathon race competed on Friday morning at the ongoing African Games in Accra.
The national 10,000m record holder crossed the finish line in one hour, five minutes and thirteen seconds (1:05:13) in the event that took place at the University of Ghana campus.
His time was just nine seconds behind the eventual Amare Hailemicael of Eritrea. Zimbabwe’s Isaac Mpofu finished third in 1:05:37 to claim bronze.
William Amponsah’s compatriot, Koogo Atia, finished fifteenth in one hour, 12 minutes and 14 seconds (1:12:14).
Earlier, Amponsah set a new national record in the men’s 10,000m event despite finishing fifth. He took 2.79 seconds off his 29:53.78 he ran in 2020.
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