Sports News of Tuesday, 4 February 2020Source: Graphic.com.ghGHC 10,000 for Special Olympics teamlayers and officials of Special Olympics Ghana, displaying their medals after arriving in AccraThe Director General of the National Sports Authority (NSA),?Professor Peter Twumasi, has promised to reward the Special Olympics team with GHC10,000 for winning 16 medals at the just-ended 2020 Pan African Special Olympic Games held in Egypt. The athletics team won three gold in two different categories in the 200 metres male event as well as the 4x100 metres male event. A Board Member of Special Olympics Ghana, Nana Wereko Ampim-Opoku, told the Graphic Sports Online that but for financial constraints, Ghana would have won more medals. “Special Olympics has always had difficulty in mobilising funds to participate in such international tournaments, so we always go with a few athletes. He added: “Ghanaians have now shown much appreciation for the outstanding performance of Special Olympics Ghana after our feat in Cairo at the just-ended Pan African Games.

Source: GhanaWeb February 04, 2020 10:52 UTC