By Janet Dumas
A five-member para-athletics team from Ghana has departed for the 2024 Marrakech World Para Athletics Grand Prix competition in Morocco.
The qualifying event for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will conclude on Sunday, April 28, 2024.
The shot put and standing javelin events will see the classification of the first Ghanaian Para Athletes.
Amos Ahiagah is a 21-year-old right-arm amputee who will compete in the 100m, 200m, 400m, and men’s long jump events. Other team members have already been classified.
Diana Kuubetegr, a 19-year-old amputee, will participate in the 800-meter and 1,500-meter races for women.
Zinabu Issah, an experienced para-athlete, will compete in women’s sitting shot put, discus throw, and javelin events