Ghana's youth triple jumper, Atsu Nyamadi sailed through the qualification round into the final at the ongoing 2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore. Nyamadi secured a place in the final with a leap of 14.93m which ranks him as the 8th best qualifier. The boys triple jump final is set to take place on 23rd of August.
Nyamadi earned a ticket to the 2010 Youth Olympics by winning the only Gold medal for Ghana at the Zone 2 Africa Youth Olympic Qualifier in Dakar, Senegal. Following his feat Atsu was ranked as the number one triple jumper in Africa at the youth (Under-17) level.
On the girls side, Rita Lounab missed out on the 1000m final by finished 17th out of 33 participants.
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