Ghana's 4x100m relay team had to settle for a silver medal in the men's 4x100m relay final after a mix up in baton change handed the advantage to Nigeria, who claimed the gold.
The Ghanaians were favorite to defend their title, having run the fastest time in qualifying.
And they were well on course to doing so, following a brilliant first and second legs superbly executed by Edwin Gadayi and Benjamin Azamati respectively.
Solomon Hammond ran a decent bend to keep Ghana in the lead, but his baton changeover with anchor leg runner, Joseph Paul Amoah, allowed the Nigerians to take the lead.
And despite a menacing chase by Amoah, Itsikiri Utsheoritse, did just about enough to hold on for the win.
The Ghanaians would have been disappointed with the outcome, having only missed out on the gold medal by 200th of a second, with Nigeria finishing in 38.41s and Ghana in 38.43s.
The win is sweet revenge for Nigeria on two fronts, having been beaten to the title in 2019, and majorly, in 2003, when Nigeria hosted the event in Abuja.
Liberia's men followed the heroics of their female counterparts by also finishing on the podium, with Joseph Fahnbulleh anchoring them to a silver in new National Record of 38.73s.
Latest Stories
-
Jordan Ayew and Jeffrey Schlupp up for Crystal Palace Goal of the Season award
6 mins -
Deputy Director of Health Services calls for stakeholder support to ensure child health and vaccination success
19 mins -
Kwame Sowu: The Perils of Posting Before Thinking: A call to re-evaluate our Social Media Habits
30 mins -
Unfortunate ‘dumsor’ era will not return under my presidency – Akufo-Addo to Ghanaians
55 mins -
Medeama’s TnA Stadium nears commissioning after latest update
1 hour -
Fighting Malaria: Volta Region achieves 98% target in treated net distribution
1 hour -
You have a special role in shaping our elections – Akufo-Addo to Ghanaian workers
2 hours -
ECG staff walkout during Ashanti Regional Minister’s speech at May Day event
2 hours -
Seventy percent of SMEs productivity lost to power crises in Central Region
2 hours -
We commend Bawumia for waking others up to come home and develop – Savannah NPP chair
2 hours -
SML-GRA contract – Legal Practitioner counters KPMG findings on parliamentary ratification
2 hours -
Do something about dumsor now – TUC tells Akufo-Addo at May Day event
3 hours -
Viewing Economics from a female lens: Legacy of Ghana’s first female Professor of Econs
3 hours -
Vaccines are safe, get your children immunized against killer diseases – Ghana Health Service
3 hours -
Glovo, five other multinational brands, and why they left Ghana
3 hours