Ghana cycling team in Morocco for Rio 2016 qualifier

The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) has sponsored the national cycling team to participate in the Olympic qualifiers in Morocco.

A four-man contingent, comprising Anthony Boakye Frank Akuffo, Clement Kusi and Abdul Razak Umar, left Accra last Friday and arrived in the Moroccan capital the following morning set for the qualifiers

The GOC is going beyond its core mandate of leading the Ghana contingent to the Olympic Games after the national sports federations and the National Sports Authority have prepared and supported the national teams to qualify for the Games

The Ghana Cycling Federation (GCF) is the fourth national sports federation to benefit from GOC’s assistance for Ghanaian teams involved in the Rio Olympic qualifiers.

The GOC had previously sponsored the national taekwondo, table tennis and badminton teams to participate in African Rio 2016 continental qualifiers.

In a bid to assist Ghanaian sportsmen and women who have the best chance of qualifying for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the GOC has stepped up its efforts in supporting Ghana’s national teams, paying air fares, accommodations fees, among others.

Presently, only one Ghanaian athlete, 800 metres runner Alex Amankwah, has qualified for the Games but the qualification window for most disciplines is still open until May.