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Ghana's sole female weightlifter Alberta Boatemaa Ampomah lifted a total of 174kg after three attempts in both the snatch event and clean/jerk event.
The first timer placed 13th out of 14 weightlifters in the (75kg+) category after lifting 73kg in the Snatch event and 101kg in the Clean and Jerk event making a total of 174kg in the competition ahead of her Nigerian Weightlifter Maryam Usman who had failed to record a total, so had 123kg from the Snatch event
The 17 year old placed third in the clean and jerk division during the African Olympic qualifiers, only received her invitation to the Games some few weeks after the International Weightlifting Federation granted her a wild card.
Alberta Ampomah first competed on the international scene during the 2010 World Youth Olympics where she won a bronze medal.
Meanwhile, five Ghanaians have already gone out while two also withdrew due to injury.
The last person left is Vida Anim who will hit the 200 meters tracks on Monday at the Olympic stadium.
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