Andrew Owusu in full flight during his days
Former national triple jump record holder Andrew Owusu has expressed his worry over the qualification of locally-based athletes for this year’s Olympic Games in Brazil.
According to the renowned athlete, resources available for making standard times for the multi sports event in August will be a difficult task for the local athletes.
So far no local athlete has qualified for the event with the foreign-based athletes having four qualified for the games.
“I think the Rio Olympics Games will be a difficult one and again no excuses. When you look at the Olympic qualification standard and I use the triple jump as an example because that is my field.
“The distance you will jump to qualify to make it to the Olympic Games when you make a better mark it will propel you to do better. But we always demean the qualification, so for our local athletes it is not impossible but will be difficult for them looking at the resources available”, Owusu, who is the representative of foreign athletes, told Starr Sports.
There are three more championships coming up which will give some local athletes opportunity to qualify for the Africa Championship in June ahead of the Olympic Games.
