Audio By Carbonatix
Ghana’s young women’s 4x100m relay team clinched a historic bronze medal at the African Senior Athletics Championships on Saturday night.
The quartet of Gladys “Gaza” Boateng, Aisha “Odo Broni” Jafar, Janet Mensah and Janet Dakoa combined brilliantly to clock 44.85 seconds and secure third place in front of the home fans at the University of Ghana Stadium.
Nigeria won gold with a time of 42.94 seconds while Liberia claimed silver after finishing in 43.05 seconds.
The medal adds to Ghana’s growing tally at the championship, with the men’s 4x100m relay team also securing bronze in their final.
Earlier, Esther Ohenewa claimed silver in the women’s high jump, while Florence Agyekum secured bronze in the women’s 400m.
Alex Amankwah also added to Ghana’s medal haul with bronze in the men’s 800m.
Latest Stories
-
Breaking the myth: Governance as an enabler, not a barrier, in FinTech
4 minutes -
Project to spread Highlife unveiled in Barcelona
5 minutes -
Prof. Gyampo dismisses NPP’s ‘Democracy Under Attack’ protest as face-saving tactic
23 minutes -
Kadjebi-Asato SHS seals 2026 NSMQ nationals place after commanding regional display
24 minutes -
NSMQ 2026: Nkonya SHS clinches first Oti Region ticket after low-scoring qualifier
28 minutes -
IMF report reveals $1.7 billion BoG gold purchase losses – 8 times higher than the previously reported $214 million
29 minutes -
Amnesty International Ghana urges Parliament to fast-track Anti-Witchcraft Accusation Bill
32 minutes -
Businesses urged to treat AI as a strategic capability, not just a cost-cutting tool
46 minutes -
Lawyers for Sammy Gyamfi deny claims linking him to alleged GH¢200m GoldBod scandal
47 minutes -
NPP rejects Supreme Court’s delegate system ruling, warns of cost implications
54 minutes -
African labour leaders demand worker-centred energy transition ahead of COP31
56 minutes -
Investors’ confidence in Ghana’s recovery is encouraging – Ato Forson
57 minutes -
PNP joins NPP demonstration in defence of democracy and rule of law
59 minutes -
Bribery laws should be enforced instead of scrapping delegate system – Evans Nimako
60 minutes -
Supreme Court ruling on delegate system will impose huge financial burden on political parties – Evans Nimako
60 minutes