{"id":58795,"date":"2023-11-05T18:16:54","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T18:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/?p=58795"},"modified":"2023-11-05T17:16:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T17:16:17","slug":"ghana-taekwondo-federation-prepares-athletes-for-african-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/ghana-taekwondo-federation-prepares-athletes-for-african-games","title":{"rendered":"Ghana Taekwondo Federation Prepares Athletes For African Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Executive Board of the Ghana Taekwondo Federation donated an amount of GH\u00a212, 500 plus a Dobok (uniform) each to 8 National athletes who will be participating in the African Taekwondo Union Championships in Abidjan (Ivory Coast).<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Team Ghana is led by Head Coach Augustus Agbozo, with three females and five males.<\/p>\n<p>They are Addo Benson -58Kg, Lawrence Twasam -63Kg, Amed Sama -74Kg, Bernard Sarfo -87Kg, Mohammed Abdul Razak +87Kg, Kezia Gbedze -46Kg, Henrietta Armah -49Kg and Marianne Max- Voy -67Kg<\/p>\n<p>The championships forms part of preparations towards the upcoming 13th African Games next year as the athletes aim at gaining points for better seeding..<\/p>\n<p>The Executive Board wished the Team well, and urged them to win medals.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Fred Lartey Otu is the President of Ghana Taekwondo. He is also Second Vice President of the Ghana Olympic Committee.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\">Ghana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. The Executive Board of the Ghana Taekwondo Federation donated an amount of GH\u00a212, 500 plus a Dobok (uniform) each to 8 National athletes who will be participating in the African Taekwondo Union Championships in Abidjan (Ivory Coast). 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