Ghana’s men relay team who participated at the ongoing Olympics in Tokyo were disqualified in the finals of the 4×100 event. Even though they came 7th in the race, the team was disqualified for lane violation.
Officials say that Ghana’s last changeover happened outside the changeover zone.
This disqualification comes on the back of team Ghana’s qualification to the finals after finishing fifth in the semifinals. The quartet set a new national record in the process after finishing the race with an impressive time of 38.08 seconds.
The previous national record stood at 38.12 seconds, and was set by the quartet of Abu Duah, Eric Nkansah, Aziz Zakari and Emmanuel Tuffour during the 1997 World Championships in Greece.
Team Ghana’s feat is made even more remarkable by the fact that they finished above one of the favourites in Team USA.
Ewurama Acheampoma