Loud noise inside stadium broke us – Sprinter Joe Paul says after Ghana’s 4x100m relay disaster
Sprinter Joe Paul Amoah believes the loud noise inside the Stade de France contributed to Ghana's poor performance in the mem's 4x100m relay event at the 2024 Olympics in Paris on Thursday, August 8.
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According to him, the team struggled to communicate among themselves, adding that they failed to capitalise on the charged atmosphere at the stadium to their advantage.
Amoah and his teammates failed to advance to the final of the 4x100 relays after being disqualified during Thursday’s race.
"Stadium was really loud. Instead of using it as an advantage, I think it broke us in a way. We struggled to hear the calls, but we did our best in the circumstances," Amoah said during an interview.
The quartet of Abdul-Rasheed Saminu, Ibrahim Fuseini, Benjamin Azamati and Amoah was in Heat 2, alongside Jamaica, Canada, Germany, China, Liberia, Brazil and France.
However, they were once again beset by a messy baton changeover, which saw them finish sixth in the race.
While their position already meant they were out of the Olympics, it soon emerged that they had been disqualified after a review showed an illegal baton change in the final leg.
The 4x100m relay team’s failure brought a close to Ghana’s Olympic campaign, which saw the country end the event without a single medal.
