Ghana Get 3rd Rep At Rio 2016 Paralympics

Ghana has been given a third slot at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games after para high jumper Yusif Awudu was granted a universal place by the International Paralympic Committee, the National Paralympic Committee has confirmed.

Yussif is a multi-discipline specialist and last competed in the javelin and shot put events at the 2015 All Africa Games in Congo-Brazzaville.

Born and raised in Bawku in the Upper East Region of Ghana, Yusif will become Ghana’s first para high jumper to compete at the Olympic Games when he participates in the global showpiece in Rio later this year.

The news follows the earlier success stories of Ghana’s powerlifter Charles Narh Teye and the nation’s first para cyclist Alem Mumuni,  both of whom secured their respective places at the Games after participating in some international qualifiers.

Ghana was represented by four para athletes at the London 2012 Olympic Games namely: three-time Olympian Raphael Botyso Nkegbe, wheelchair athlete Anita Fordjour, power lifter Charles Narh Teye and para cyclist Alem Mumuni.

Ghana Get 3rd Rep At Rio 2016 Paralympics

Dan-deVan and Firm Bridge Communications Ltd Presents Cheque to Paralympics Committee

Dan-deVan Group of Companies in partnership with Firm Bridge Communications Limited, have presented a cheque for GHC 21,874, to the National Paralympics Committee (NPC), ahead of the Paralympic Games, slated for Rio in Brazil, later in the year.

Dan-deVan in consultation with Ghana’s versatile rapper Okyeame Kwame, staged a concert at the Plus 233 Pub, in Accra, to raise funds for the team as part of their cooperate social responsibility.

The money was to help support the National Para Athletes in their qualifiers and also to partake in this year’s Paralympic Ganes.

The chairman for Dan-DeVan Group of companies, Mr. Daniel Mensah said “the mandate was given to my company to help solicit for funds for our para athletes for their qualifies and as well as Rio 2016. We had a collaboration with Okyeame Kwame to help and we are here today to present to you, how much we have raised so far”.

The president of the NPC, Bishop Cornelius Adja-Coffie said “this is a novelty for para-sports and we are grateful for using music to raise funds for our athletes.

He said this would go a long way to touch the hearts of people to help these less fortunate ones adding that, “I believe strongly that what you have done for this special group is more of a social sacrifice to Dan-deVan and Okyeame Kwame and his Firm Bridges foundation.

Firm Bridges Communications Limited also urged cooperate organisations and individuals to honour their pledges made to support the team and called on other bodies to also come to the aid of the para athletes team to lift the flag of Ghana high.

Dan-deVan and Firm Bridge Communications Ltd Presents Cheque to Paralympics Committee