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TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 23: Flag bearers Nadia Eke and Sulemanu Tetteh of Team Ghana lead their team during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on July 23, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)

On Friday, the Olympics Opening Ceremony officially kicked off the Tokyo 2020 Games, which were delayed by a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Athletes paraded in a near-empty stadium as Covid-19 cases continue to rise and spectators are banned from all Olympic Tokyo venues. At the stadium for the event were Ghana’s representatives.

 Team Ghana have 14 athletes at the Games and here’s a breakdown of when, and for what events, they will compete for.

Schedule for each Ghanaian athlete at the Games:

Monday 26th July
3:18 AM
Tetteh Sulemanu
Flyweight (Boxing 48-52KG)

Wednesday 28th July
4:06 AM
Samuel Takyi
Featherweight (Boxing 52-57KG)

11:12 AM
Shakul Samed
Boxing (Light Heavyweight 75-81KG)

3 AM
Kwadwo Anani
90KG Judo

Thursday 29th July
10:45 AM
Abeku Jackson
Swimming 100m Butterfly

Friday July 30
10:05AM
Nadia Eke
Triple Jump

10:17 AM
Unilez Takyi
50m Freestyle Swimming

Saturday July 31
10:45 AM
Benjamin Azamati
100m (preliminary round) sprints

2:50 AM
Christian Amoah
96KG weightlifting

Tuesday August 3rd
2:05 AM
Joseph Paul 200m Sprints

Thursday August 5th
2:30 AM
Men’s 4x100 team sprints

HOW TO WATCH

The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) has the television rights to air the Games, which they are doing through GTV Sports+.

DStv and SuperSport also has multiple dedicated channels for airing all events.

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