Ghana Arm Forces duo associated with William Amponsah and Sakat Laribi have claimed wins at the maiden Good Time Energy Cross Country Sunday, Nov 21, 2021, in Ghana’s capital of Accra. The particular 21-year-old Amponsah finished 1st in 38 minutes, forty eight seconds in the 12-kilometer competition, crossing the finish line 1 ) 62s ahead of second-placed Koogo Atia (40. 10) within the men’s race. William Amponsah, a University of Training, Winneba student, and a nationwide long-distance runner, emerged successful, running an average of 3. two kilometers per hour. “The street was very rough plus hilly, but I suffered (to victory), ” Amponsah said at the end of the competition. “The organization was outstanding. I think the route is good for cross-country. “We’re grateful to the coordinators for the race. I believe this can not be the last time these are organizing it. Going forward, I believe it will be more excellent. ”Meanwhile, Amponsah’s teammate Sakat Lariba finished the race within 47. 47 to earn the women’s category, finishing the order of September’s Asante Akyem Marathon, in which the two were winners. Titi Rosina (52. 24) plus Sherifa Moro (53. 05) came second and 3rd, respectively. “It was a very hard route, ” 25-year-old Lariba said. “Every one distance, you have to climb a slope. “We were not training upon that kind of route, however when you train, the race gets to be easy for you. It is once you don’t train you find troubles in the race. ”Prizes intended for podium finishesAmponsah and Lariba walked home with five, 000 Ghana Cedis every from organizers Good Time Energy Drink for rising first in the male plus female categories while second-placed Atia and Rosina furthermore pocketed 3, 000 Ghana Cedis each. Awini Samuel and Sherifa Moro furthermore won for themselves one, 500 Ghana Cedis every for the third-place finishes. Top finishes MenWilliam Amponsah 38. 48Koogo Atia 40. 10Ataylar Awini Samuel 40. 51Afful Basit 41. 55Arthur Ishmael forty two. 47Seidu Salifu 42. 47Mallam Yamduti 43. 22Tetteh Emmanuel 43. 22NakousiDaud 43. 35Kwaoke Philip 43. 45Women Sakat Lariba 47. 47Titi Rosina fifty two. 24Sherifa Moro 53. o5Abdulai Ramata 53. 30Aziah Mumuni Salamatu 56. 22Issifu Kancho Mary 56. 57Atinga Emmanuella 57. 29Ibrahim Wasilatu fifty nine. 15Musah Aisha 1: 01. 18Sejebor Belinda 1: 01. 49Team performancesThe Ghana Adjustable rate mortgage Forces come out on top because the best in the men’s classification, with 18 points in order to win a trophy for team. Team Dakye positioned second, scoring 32 factors ahead of Team High Spirits of Ho’s 45. Ashanti came 4th with fifty eight points. In the women’s class, Ashanti was adjudged the very best team despite having the exact same score of 28 factors with Ghana Arm Causes. Team Upper West have scored 29 points to finish 3rd. All the over 200 sportsmen who took part within the race from across the country received certificates of participation, cartons of Good Day Energy Consume, and branded t-shirts. Great Day Energy Cross Country is at a stayFentuo Tahiru, a member from the organizing team, said, “12 kilometers is surely very difficult, it is not exactly what many of these sportsmen are used to. “This was a various kind of challenge for them plus I’m really happy many of them showed up here. It examined a different part of their skillset and they succeeded. “For the earliest edition, we have been overly amazed with what we’ve seen right here and this cross country has certainly come to stay. “Hopefully, the coming year will be much bigger than this particular. The dream is to notice this go to an international degree. ”
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