But like every other sport, the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on armwrestling has been calamitous. After an excellent job two years ago, Ghana was handed rights to hold the Africa Armwrestling Championship after South Africa were stripped off the rights due to administrative lapses. Plans were already been set in motion and consultations with various stakeholders were being held to deliver another flawless armwrestling festival. On March 15, Ghana declared a ban on forms of social gathering and that was like a knife pierced through the hearts of all sports administrators including the Ghana Armwrestling Federation. It has been more than two months since the ban and Charles Osei Assibey, President of the Ghana Armwrestling tells www.ghanaweb.com the impact the virus has had on his sport.

Source: GhanaWeb May 28, 2020 15:45 UTC