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Team Ghana grabbed attention at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games with their colourful fugu attire.
Ghana’s contingent rocked the traditional hand-woven attire as they continued to display the country’s culture in Paris.
For the men’s team, the fugu was accompanied by a black trousers while the female’s wore an overall fugu.
Joseph Paul Amoah and Rose Yeboah led a five-member team that boarded the boat for the opening ceremony on the river.
Ghana took eight athletes to the competition and would compete in the sprints as well as high jump and swimming events.
The opening ceremony of the games took place on the Seine River on Friday, July 26.
It was also the first time the opening ceremony had been staged outside the stadium since the inception of the games.
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