Ghana Weightlifting Federation (GWF) President, Ben Nunoo-Mensah, says they have already begun preparations for the next Olympic Games in the year 2020 in Japan.
Ghana had a representative in the ongoing Olympic Games but failed to make it to the second round of his competition.
Nunoo-Mensah in an interview with Sportscrusader.com said he was not disappointed in his athlete’s performance because he was a young weightlifter competing with seniors.
“Christian Amoah is 17 years and has lots of weightlifting years ahead of him and is a prospect for the future,” he said.
The President added that GWF currently have lots of young athletes and with the right support from government and corporate bodies, they can make it in Tokyo.
He added that the Federation would be competing in the African Junior and Youth Championship in Algiers as well as the IWF Junior and Youth and the Commonwealth Junior Youth and Senior Competitions in Malaysia in September and October respectively.
He said, “This is where we need to start from; our strength in Africa and in the commonwealth currently is at the junior and youth levels and we must do all that we can to make sure that our athletes go and start taking on the world from those levels where they have competitive advantages, build their self-confidence and start the journey to Tokyo 2020”.
GWF Begins Preparation for Tokyo 2020
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