Paris 2024: Ghana’s 4×100 relay team beats Nigeria to qualify for Olympic Games

Ghana’s 4×100 relay team has booked its place in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris after winning their heat at the World Athletics Relays in the Bahamas.

Team Ghana had endured a disappointing start to the Championships when they dropped the baton and subsequently finished last in their heat on Day 1.

However, the quartet of Ibrahim Fuseini, Isaac Botsio, Benjamin Azamati, and Joseph Paul Amoah made amends when they took to the tracks on Day 2.

Team Ghana dominated Heart 2 from the start, with Amoah running the anchor leg to finish with a time of 38.29 seconds – a personal best.

This saw Ghana secure a first-place finish and also qualify for the upcoming Olympics in Paris after their impressive race at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium in Nassau.

Fuseini kicked off the 4×100 relays for Ghana, running a time of 10.69 seconds but the other three Ghanaian athletes all did below 10 seconds.

When Fuseni handed the baton to Botsio, the young sprinter did 9.13 seconds to increase Ghana’s chances of winning the race before passing the baton on to Azamati, who did 9.35 seconds.

Amoah completed the race after doing 9.12 seconds, culminating in Ghana finishing ahead of Nigeria, who had to settle for second place.

Meanwhile, both Ghana and Nigeria have qualified for the Olympic Games in Paris, while South Africa and Liberia will also represent Africa after securing their places at the event.