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Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>Ghana Athletics Association (GAA) has said that the disqualification of Ghana\u2019s 4\u00d7100 men\u2019s quartet was as a result of an unfortunate oversight by the team\u2019s coaching crew. Ghana\u2019s men\u2019s 4\u00d7100 were disqualified from Sunday\u2019s finals despite booking a spot after Rasheed Sameenu replaced Joseph Paul Amoah.<\/p>\n

Paul Amoah was expected to join his colleagues Sean Safo-Antwi, Benjamin Azamati, and Barnabas Aggerh for the race, but Amoah pulled out of the semi-finals as he was scheduled to run the 200m finals.<\/p>\n

A statement released by the GAA explained that Amoah\u2019s withdrawal was not transmitted in time to the Technical Information Center (TIC) by Ghana\u2019s coaches, which resulted in the disqualification.<\/p>\n

<\/a>\u201cGAA would like to first render an unqualified and heartfelt apology to the men\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe also apologize to the many fans of Ghana Athletics around the world and to the entire nation. We extend our sincere apology.<\/p>\n

\u201cGhana originally submitted its 4X100m final confirmation listing four (4) starters and a reserve about 14 hours before the start of the race on August 5th.<\/p>\n

\u201cJoseph Amoah, who was originally listed as a starter, was subsequently ruled out of participating in the semi-final of the 4x100m on the morning of August 6th.<\/p>\n

<\/a>\u201cHowever, in what we can only describe as an unfortunate oversight, Joseph\u2019s withdrawal was not transmitted in time to the Technical Information Center (TIC) by our coaching crew as intended before the race,\u201d the statement said. The GAA added that they were engaging stakeholders on the matter and had learnt lessons from the unfortunate disqualification.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Ghana. Ghana Athletics Association (GAA) has said that the disqualification of Ghana\u2019s 4\u00d7100 men\u2019s quartet was as a result of an unfortunate oversight by the team\u2019s coaching crew. Ghana\u2019s men\u2019s 4\u00d7100 were disqualified from Sunday\u2019s finals despite booking a spot after Rasheed Sameenu replaced Joseph Paul Amoah. 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