Weightlifting kick-starts activities for 2016

The Ghana Weightlifting Federation (GWF) has commenced activities for the year in earnest after revising the various committees of the federation to drive its programmes.

Among the committees which have been revised are the events, and competitions, coaching and technical, as well as the research and development committees.

The others are finance, medical, marketing, sponsorship and media committees.

The committees are made up of individuals who have voluntarily decided to support the development of weightlifting as a sport .

Most of them want to help nurture and develop the talents of the youth of the country through weightlifting and sports in general.

The coaching- and technical committee has Dr Kyle Pierce, Afi Abotsi, Edith Owusu Agyapong, Nii Otinkorang Ankrah, Samuel Adotey, Daniel Darko and Abubakar Taylor, while Clifford Mettle, Charles Osei Assibey, Prince Annang,  Owusu       and Panyin Baffour Awuah constitute the finance committee.