Tuesday 22 July 2014

Team Ghana arrives at the Commonwealth Games village in Glasgow


Ghana's Commonwealth Games Team finally landed at the Commonwealth Games Village in Glasgow on Monday after spending about four weeks in training camp in
South Ayrshire, Scotland.

Team Ghana are expected to compete in disciplines such as athletics, boxing, fencing, hockey, judo, table tennis, swimming, cycling, weightlifting among others.

Led by the Chef de Mission, Chris Essilfie, the Ghanaian contingent expressed their appreciation to their host who helped facilitate their accommodation, transportation, training facilities and feeding during their stay in an emotional farewell to the city of Ayrshire in a ceremony at Belmont Academy on Sunday. The delegation also handed out pieces of Kente cloth and 'fugu' to their host to show their appreciation

Ghana's pre Games has been described by athletes and officials as one of the best by a Ghanaian contingent to a major competition in recent memory. The Ghana Olympic Committee undertook a similar exercise when the country's team to the 2012 Olympic Game spent three weeks in Plymouth prior to the opening of the competition.




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