Audio By Carbonatix
Ghana’s athletics history was rewritten on Saturday after Joseph Taylor, a freshman at Duke University, shattered the long-standing men’s 400m national record at the 2025 ACC Outdoor Championships in Winston Salem, North Carolina.
Taylor clocked 44.98s to win the race, eclipsing the previous national record of 45.13s set by Ibrahim Hassan in 1996. The 19-year-old becomes the first Ghanaian athlete ever to dip under 45s mark in the quarter-mile event.
The record-breaking run, which took place at the George C. Griffin Track, was confirmed in the official meet results published by Flash Results here.
Taylor’s time meets the qualifying standard for the upcoming World Athletics Championships, further boosting his credentials as one of Ghana’s rising athletic prospects.
Latest Stories
-
See the areas that will be affected by ECG’s planned maintenance on Thursday (June 11, 2026)
20 seconds -
2 rescued alive after road crash on Kpeve–Peki highway
3 minutes -
Today’s front pages: Thursday, 11, 2026
27 minutes -
Today’s front pages: Thursday, June 11, 2026
30 minutes -
MobileMoney Fintech calls for united front as new White Paper exposes growing risks
2 hours -
Thousands will follow the Black Stars – Sports Minister sees diaspora power driving Ghana
2 hours -
We may not have the stars, but we have the spirit – Kofi Adams predicts strong Black Stars run
2 hours -
From UN intern to Refugee Chief: Ghana’s Edem Wosornu lands top Global Protection Role
3 hours -
Forestry Commission staff attacked as mob burns timber checkpoint facility in Bono East
3 hours -
Agotime Ziope MP enhances infrastructure at Takuve Basic School
3 hours -
Togbui Fiti urges gov’t to safeguard ‘Big Push’ road project amid flood concerns
3 hours -
Police close probe into allegations against Niharika Handa, Son
3 hours -
CXP Ghana and KPMG launch 2026 Ghana Customer Experience Excellence Awards
3 hours -
Seized excavators to be used for nationwide desilting exercise – Interior Minister
3 hours -
Atwima Nwabiagya MCE denies blocking Minority MPs from Afari Military Hospital
3 hours