Audio By Carbonatix
The results at the just ended 2023 World Junior Aquatic Championships weren’t what Team Ghana had hoped for, but the experience was was definitely worth it.
Ghana failed to bring home a medal from the competition, but the team of five swimmers, with the youngest being 13-year-old, Tamba Akin Boamah, picked up some valuable lessons for the future.
“It gave me a sense of what a global competition looks like and allowed me to have the privilege to represent my country,” Boamah said after the competition.
“It gave me exposure to the facilities available to people around the world,” he added.
Boamah, the youngest in the 50 meter freestyle event, finished 5th in his heat, missing out on a place in the semifinals.
18 year old, Nikoli Blackman from Trinidad and Tobago emerged winner, with Australian Flynn Southam and Italian Lorenzo Ballarati claiming silver and bronze respectively.
The Ghanaian also finished 2nd in his 50 meter breaststroke heat, but unfortunately fell short of the time to make the semifinals.
Latest Stories
-
Gov’t settles $709m eurobond payment ahead of schedule – Ato Forson
6 minutes -
‘Be vigilant, be professional’ – Private security guards urged to stay alert during festivities
12 minutes -
NPP race: Bawumia holds commanding lead – Global InfoAnalytics
17 minutes -
Israel to bar 37 aid groups from Gaza
2 hours -
High Court freezes GNAT elections amid claims of constitutional ‘subversion’
2 hours -
MTN announces airtime and data sales blackout for January 2 in preparation for new VAT tariffs
3 hours -
Not Semenyo’s ‘last game’, says Iraola as Man City close in
3 hours -
12 of the best TV shows to watch this January
3 hours -
NPP begins nationwide exhibition of voter register for 2026 presidential primaries
4 hours -
Senegal conclude Group D with comfortable win over Benin as both progress to Round of 16
5 hours -
Scores sleep overnight at Accra Sports Stadium more than 18 hrs ahead of Alpha Hour Convocation
5 hours -
When revenue collection hurts business
6 hours -
Creative Canvas 2025: Shatta Wale – Disruption as a strategy, dominance as the result
6 hours -
Is talk of “losses” by GoldBod just abstract drivel? Bright Simons asks
7 hours -
US Strikes: Ondo Amotekun arrests 39 fleeing suspected terrorists
8 hours