The Ghana Athletics Association was founded in 1944 as the Gold Coast Amateur Athletics Association. On the part of the Ghana Olympic Committee, the Ghana Athletics Association is the only Athletics Association authorized to send athletes to the Olympic Games.
The Ghana Management Team has rendered apologies to Ghanaians after they were disqualified from the finals of men 4x4 relay and a subsequent final on Sunday, 7th August 2022.
The statement reads;
“The Management of Team Ghana at Birmingham 2022 is bitterly disappointed with events at the Commonwealth Games that robbed Ghana's 4x100 relay team on Saturday.
GAA would like to first render an unqualified and heartfelt apology to the men’s 4X100m for the technical oversight that led to the disqualification of the team from the final of the 4X100m relay after comfortably placing 3rd overall in the semi-final.
We also apologize to the many fans of Ghana Athletics around the world, and to the entire nation, we extend our sincere apology.
We are determined to get to the bottom of the issue and ensure that necessary actions are taken and the required lessons are learnt from the episode.”
Reactions from Ghanaians;
Some people furiously stressed that, they don't need apologies because the management have failed Ghanaians.
By: Michael Djan
French Tutor and Digital Marketing Blogger/Content Writer and GhanaWeb Professional Reporter/ frencheducationgh.com
