Vice President, John Dramani Mahama is among dignitaries expected to grace the maiden edition of the Ghana Grand Prix which will take place at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi on Saturday August 6, 2011. Over hundred national and international professional athletes are in the Garden City to compete in the one-day track and field event. Title sponsor of the competition, rLG Communication, says the programme falls in line with the company’s core brand values of beauty, confidence and energy. “If you look at all these core values they fall directly under sportsmen; what sportsmen can do and considering the fact that both local and international athletes are coming on one stage and the fact that Kumasi is the centre of Sports activities… that is why we’re on board this Grand Prix”, said Millicent Atuguba, Head of Communication at rLG. About eight Ghanaian athletes including long jumper, Ignatius Gaizah, sprinters, Aziz Zakari and Vida Anim as well as heptathlete, Margaret Simpson are expected to participate in the Grand Prix. Other international athletes participating in the games include Women’s Long Jumper, Tiana Madison, sprinter Terrel Wilks and Jamaican Indira Spence. Ms. Atuguba expects the maiden event to be grand. According to her, plans are far advanced to institutionalize the event, stating that rLG is proud to be associated with the event because “it’s a way of penetrating the West African market”. rLG would be marketing its range of locally assembled mobile phones and laptops at the Grand Prix. Story by Kofi Adu Domfeh/Luv Fm/Ghana