Paris 2024: Saminu’s performance was a morale boost ahead of Relays- Benjamin Graham

Media Attaché of Team Ghana at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, Benjamin Willie Graham, has termed Ghana sprinter, Abdul-Rasheed Saminu’s performance in the Men’s 100 Metres event as a morale boosting one ahead of Ghana’s participation in the 4×100 Metre Relays.

Ghana will compete in the Relay Heats on August 8 for a place in the final and a shot at winning a medal at the Paris Games with Benjamin Azamati, Joseph Paul Amoah, Isaac Botsio and Ibrahim Fuseini representing the West African nation.

In the lead up to the race, Saminu run a time of 10.05 seconds to finish fifth in Heat 3 in the Men’s 100 Metre semifinals and missed out on competing in the finals. (Click highlighted text to read full story)

However, Graham highlighted that Saminu’s impressive performance in the semifinals while competing in his debut Olympics was a morale boosting performance ahead of the relays.

“Coming into this competition, Saminu was the fastest athlete in the Ghanaian team with 10.02 (seconds) so obviously so he was top ranked or top rated by World Athletics. Now the 4×100 Team is also top rated at seventh in the world as well.”

“Basically I will say that, it’s a morale boosting performance. I’ve heard Saminu saying that Ghanaians should expect an explosive run from the 4×100 Metres Team.”