Ghana’s contingent for the 2023 World Athletics Championships has arrived in Budapest, Hungary for the competition which begins on Saturday, August 19.

Team Ghana arrived on Wednesday evening after completing their training in France ahead of the championships.

Joseph Paul Amoah, James Dadzie, Isaac Botsio, Edwin Gadayi, Raymond French and Deborah Acquah are currently with the team in Budapest while Sarfo Ansah and Rose Yeboah, who were expected to be with the team, have been denied visas to Hungary.

Yeboah is the African Champion in the women’s high jump and just won gold at the World University Games in China with a new national record of 1.94m.

Ansah is a late replacement for the injured Benjamin Azamati and was expected to join Ghana’s 4x100m relay team.

Both athletes’ applications were submitted two weeks ago, following the late confirmation of their participation.

With accreditation from competition organizers, World Athletics, the visa issuance was expected to be a routine process, but on Monday, the Hungarian Embassy in Accra communicated to the team that visas for the two athletes had been refused.

Ghana will compete in the women's long jump, men’s 200m and men's 4x100m.