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Team Ghana has picked up eight medals on Day 3 of the maiden West Africa Zone A & B Para Games currently ongoing in Abeokuta, Nigeria.
Tahiru Haruna secured a bronze medal in the 72kg–107kg class, while Isaac Obeng earned silver in the 59kg category in the para powerlifting.
Daniel Kankam also added a bronze in the 65kg event as Ghana claimed three medals in the discipline.
The country's medal haul continued in para shooting, where Isaac Adopleh got onto the podium twice, winning a silver and a bronze across the pistol and rifle events.
The para badminton team also contributed to the tally, with Akosua Nkansah winning bronze in the Wheelchair 1 Women’s Singles, Hayford Kwame Adasi taking bronze in the Wheelchair 1 Men’s Singles, and Atta Owusu earning bronze in the Standing Upper 5 category.
Ghana’s total medal count now stands at eight, with more medal prospects to come.
Up next on Monday, the team will compete in Armwrestling and Sitting Volleyball as the Games continue through December 4.
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