Edition 9

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Following a 19hour long “trans” in
the annals of Ghana sports, history
records one of the dramatic
episodes of a relay exchange of the
baton on the tracks of Ghana sports.
The impasse on the corridors of the
Ghana Olympic Committee that led to
the Nation's suspension by the
International body and a tall order in high
rank and file of the sport's governing
body in the country has left wounds yet to
be healed.
Despite the winding back and forth
about who is to occupy where, the die
was cast and the “much ado about
nothing” appeared only a mirage for
most who wanted to hold back.
When they were supposed to be gearing
up for the London 2012 Olympic, the
concentration was
on the impasse which interestingly
stalled, halted and most importantly
drained the zeal of most athletes who
were ready to give off their personal best
or make the mark.
Now the games are just days shy and
there is much to be desired by all whether
or not the country will have anything at all
to boast of, with passion of the Nation
“SOCCER” failing yet again to make an
GHANA'S 2012 OLYMPIC DREAMS
appearance.
Having four years at hand to groom,
nurture and hunt for talents ahead of
the games like most countries, a typical
revelation being Jamaica who grew
through the ranks and are now a force
to reckon with in terms of nurturing
talents in the Sprints. A typical example
is “USAIN BOLT” who eyes will be
watching because his name has
become synonymous with the
Olympics. GHANA rather had the
mentality of the accredited African
scholar, practicing the” Locally”
acquired PHD (Pull Him Down)
Well sports like weightlifting, volley,
badminton, hockey, disabled sports,
beach volley, boxing, football, judo,
taekwondo and athletics were all in
pole position to make an appearance
but only 4 disciplines will have the
name of Ghana attached to compete
and even those, I can only but envisage
a mirage in terms of winning medals.
Now I build my case, will we continue to
build the National teams on the
shoulders of the old men with new
techniques?
Joel Acheampong