So Near, Yet So Far: Ghana’s athletes and the agony of the final

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Great one 1 day ago

Everyone knows that almost doesn't count, for far too long, Ghana was celebrating almost

Everyone knows that almost doesn't count, for far too long, Ghana was celebrating almost
K .Tsin. 1 day ago

Their time is past.

Their time is past.
Truth Table 1 day ago

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. (John 10:10) , .
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The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. (John 10:10) , .
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God will elevate Nigeria 1 day ago

Respect Nigeria and the veil of near success syndrome curse will be lifted. I want Ghana to do well so much because it is the country of my wife and beautiful daughter but how you attack a country that loves you really surpri ...
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Respect Nigeria and the veil of near success syndrome curse will be lifted. I want Ghana to do well so much because it is the country of my wife and beautiful daughter but how you attack a country that loves you really surprises me.
Plonker 1 day ago

This has nothing to do with nigeria bro... do you have any idea how of your fellow many nigerians come to ghanaweb to insult ghanaians and hate on ghana? Do you think nigerians are saints or something??

This has nothing to do with nigeria bro... do you have any idea how of your fellow many nigerians come to ghanaweb to insult ghanaians and hate on ghana? Do you think nigerians are saints or something??
KD 1 day ago

Kofi Adams has failed as a Sports Minister. World cup was a failure and the current Commonwealth Games.

Kofi Adams has failed as a Sports Minister. World cup was a failure and the current Commonwealth Games.
Agbelimor Paris 1 day ago

Thinking we would do well in boxing,but nothing.

Thinking we would do well in boxing,but nothing.
Dr. Spider 1 day ago

The secret is praise the whites. They then consider the sky as their limit. Praise the black then there comes relapse. That is the only problem. Encouraging black to encourage own being comes relaxation and frustration. They ...
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The secret is praise the whites. They then consider the sky as their limit. Praise the black then there comes relapse. That is the only problem. Encouraging black to encourage own being comes relaxation and frustration. They take opponents for granted. Others observing their potency struggle enough to overtake them. Sad though.
Jaymee 23 hours ago

You don't invest in sports, yet u want to reap where u have not sown. Look at the size of our delegation to these events. There are more officials, etc than the athletes themselves. By the way, how many people even know the C ...
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You don't invest in sports, yet u want to reap where u have not sown. Look at the size of our delegation to these events. There are more officials, etc than the athletes themselves. By the way, how many people even know the Commonwealth Games are ongoing?. The same in football and boxing. Look at Morocco and Senegal. You can see in the way their youth are winning at U17 all the way up to their national teams that's progressive, not these coefficients of X GFA
Kk 21 hours ago

I completely agree. You can't expect success in sports without investing in it. We can't hope to reap where we haven't sown. Honestly, an not surprise here. It says a lot about the lack of support and attention given to spor ...
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I completely agree. You can't expect success in sports without investing in it. We can't hope to reap where we haven't sown. Honestly, an not surprise here. It says a lot about the lack of support and attention given to sports in the country

Martin A 23 hours ago

The problem with the Ghanaian track stars is that they run their best in the qualifying rounds, but they can't reproduce the similar effort when it counts. Experienced athletes know who to conserve their energy throughout the ...
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The problem with the Ghanaian track stars is that they run their best in the qualifying rounds, but they can't reproduce the similar effort when it counts. Experienced athletes know who to conserve their energy throughout the qualifying and go all out in finals, which it seems the Ghanaians can't do.
GH8 20 hours ago

@Martin, they run their best, because if not they wouldnt qualify for the next round. Is not about conserving their energies for the subsequent rounds.
And in this day and age you cannot get any athletic medal if you cannot ...
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@Martin, they run their best, because if not they wouldnt qualify for the next round. Is not about conserving their energies for the subsequent rounds.
And in this day and age you cannot get any athletic medal if you cannot run sub 10 secs in 100meters and sub 20 secs in 200 meters.

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