Ghanaian boxer qualifies for Rio Olympics

Ghanaian boxer, Abdul Wahid Omar, has been offered an opportunity to represent the country in the summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

The 23-year-old bantamweight won bronze at the last Africa Zone Olympic Games qualifiers in Yaounde, Cameroun after overpowering Zambia’s Emmanuel Ngoma in the quarter-finals to reach the semis.

Wahid Omar’s opportunity came on the backdrop of his finishing as the fourth best in his category at the Yaounde event.

The Ghana Amateur Boxing Federation (GABF) received a confirmation to that effect during the week from the International Boxing Association (AIBA).

Mr Gideon Quartey, in an interview with the Graphic Sports was optimistic that Azumah Mohammed, a welterweight and a member of the Black Bombers, would also be given such opportunity to compete at the Olympics..