By Samuel Akpan in Paris
Ghana’s participation in the ongoing 2024 Olympic Games in Paris has ended as it failed to win any medals.
The 4×100 relay team, consisting of Abdul-Rasheed Saminu, Ibrahim Fuseini, Benjamin Azamati, and Joe Paul Amoah, was disqualified from advancing to the final, according to a Persecondnews correspondent covering the games in Paris.
Competing in Heat 2 against teams from Jamaica, Canada, Germany, China, Liberia, Brazil, and France, the relay team struggled with a problematic baton exchange and finished sixth.
China, France, and Canada secured the top three spots in the heat.
China led with a time of 38.24 seconds, France followed with 38.34 seconds, and Canada finished at 38.39 seconds.
Persecondnews reports that the disqualification is a repeat of a similar error at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, where Ghana also missed out on a medal due to a changeover violation.
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