Sports News of Thursday, 26 August 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Nii Lante said he promised John Mahama Ghana would have an Olympic medalist if the Bukom Boxing Arena is constructed• The MP believes Samuel Takyi's bronze medal is a fulfilment of his promise• The MP hosted the Olympic Medalist in his office and told him to stay focusedThe former Youth and Sports Minister, Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye has revealed that Samuel Takyi’s success at the Tokyo Olympic Games is a fulfilment of his promise to former President John Dramani Mahama. The Member of Parliament for Odododiodio Constituency intimated in an interview with Ablade TV that he made a promise to John Mahama that an Olympic medalist will be born out of Bukom if the country’s first Boxing Arena is built. “We had a vision years ago and today, it’s a reality,” Nii Lante said in the interview monitored by GhanaWeb. He said, “You have opened the door for others to excel. The Bukom Boxing Arena was constructed and commissioned in December 2017, with the vision to nurture young boxers from the community which is known to be the hub for nurturing boxers for Ghana.

Source: GhanaWeb August 26, 2021 18:33 UTC