Rio 2016 : Paralympic Committee Appeals For Support

The National Paralympic Committee (NPC) of Ghana has called for support for their disabled athletes ahead of the Paralympic games that kick-starts on the 7th of September 2016.

Ghana had three of its athletes qualify to the mega sports event, namely; Charles Teye Narh(Power Lifter), Alem Mumumi (Cyclist) and Yussif Amadu (Long Jumper).

In a press conference to launch their appeal for funds, the President of the NPC, Bishop Atta Agyei Koffie, pleaded for immediate support prior to the impending games, which is less than two weeks away, as they have found it difficult securing sponsorship for their trip.

He said; “We plead to all major corporations including the Ghana National Petroleum Company (GNPC) and GN Bank to come to our aid, and we hope as they did for the able-bodied athletes, they will do same for us.

“The difficulty in securing sponsorship has had a deterring effect on our preparations for the games, but we hope to acquire support as soon as possible.”

The President concluded that, Mumuni and Charles Teye Narh are already in the USA, preparing vigorously for the game  and they are hopeful that Amadu will join them soon if they are able to secure sponsorship for the trip.

Rio 2016 : Paralympic Committee Appeals For Support

Ghanaian Paralympic Athletes In Usa For Camping

Two Paralympics athletes are currently in the USA preparing for the 2016 U.S. Paralympic Team Trials-Track and Field for which they wish to be nominated to represent team Ghana in the Paralympic games in Rio come September 2016.

 

The duo namely Ajara Mohammed  and Anita fordjour departed from Ghana last week and expected to participate in the 1500 metres (T54) and 200/1500 metres (T54) respectively in the field events.

 

The coach of the  track and field Paralympics team Peter Adjei told sportscrusader.com that “the camping will help the athlete to acclimatize with the conditions and it will further equipped them in their training because of the facilities at their disposal”.

 

The U.S. Paralympic Team Trials-Track and Field will take place in the month of May.

 

Ghanaian Paralympic Athletes In Usa For Camping

Ghana Paralympic Committee Pays A Courtesy Visit To The Brazilian Embassy

The executive committee of the Ghana Paralympic Committee has paid a courtesy visit on the Brazil consulate in Ghana with regards to the preparations of the association going into upcoming Paralympics games.

The President of the GPC, Mr Cornelius Adjah-Coffie expressed his gratitude to the consulate for giving them the opportunity,and further raised concerns of the Committee with regards to the facilitation of the contingent that will representing Ghana in upcoming Paralympics in Rio.

The President also emphasized the need for coordinated dialogue so that issue with regards to Visas shall be facilitated to prevent unpleasant future occurrences.

The delegation was received by the Deputy Head of Mission  Minister Counsellor Rubem G. Coan Fabro Amaral who was pleased with the visit by the committee  and assured the committee of  coordinated interaction with regards to the processing of various visa applications. He said “you don’t have to worry about visa issue especially with the athletes,we cant stop any athlete from participating”.

The Paralympics games is due to start right after the Olympics games in September and the Paralympic team is participating in various qualifiers across the world in order to qualifier.

Ghana Paralympic Committee Pays A Courtesy Visit To The Brazilian Embassy