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By Isaac Mortey
Before the commencement of the African Games, Cycling fans were hopeful the sport will win a medal in the Road Race, but it has not been rosy for Team Ghana as two of their cyclists have to pull out due to a faulty bike.
The Cycling Federation requested equipment from the Local Organizing Committee, the Ministry Of Youth and Sports and the National Sports Authority during their four weeks of training.
The equipment, the Federation requested were Chains, Tyres, Tubes, Sprockets, Jerseys, Cycling Shoes, and helmets.
The other equipment they were demanding were Spectacles, socks, Gloves, Front wheels, and Back Wheels but none of them came in before the commencement of the Games.
However, the Federation is not happy about the situation at hand and wishes things would change before the Cycling events come to an end.
The Cyclists however are also disappointed with the attention given to Cycling
Ghana’s Prospect Michael Naaba, had to withdraw from his race due to a faulty bicycle.
“I started preparations from last year when I knew that Ghana would host the games. I have been training day and night to prepare. When the race started, my bicycle failed me. My bike tube failed when the sound was blasted. I don’t have a good tube. I use the same one from training to compete,” Naaba revealed after withdrawing from the cycling event.
“The bike I am using was given to me by the federation when I won the national championship years ago. The bike is an old one. If the government doesn’t give us new bicycles, we cannot compete,” he added.
“The bicycles we are using currently are ones we used our own money to buy. If you look at our outfits, you’ll realise that they are very old. We were told that new equipment was ordered for us but they haven’t arrived so we are using the old ones,” Abigail Tetteh, another cyclist for team Ghana revealed.. The race started two hours late because of the unavailability of an ambulance.
Sunday’s race which was supposed to start at 9:00 am started two hours late because of the unavailability of an Ambulance.
The Cycling event started on the 9th of March and will end on the 16th of March 2024.
Hayley Preen from South Africa came first in the Women’s Road Race while DE MARIGNY LAGESSE LUCIE EVA from Mauritius finished second with
Ukpeseraye Ese Lovina from Nigeria finished third
Source: Adoanews.com
