Ghana at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Ghana will be competing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.[1][2]

Ghana at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeGHA
NPCNational Paralympic Committee of Ghana
in Tokyo
Competitors3 in 3 sports
Flag bearer Emmanuel Nii Tettey Oku
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

One Ghanaian male athlete, Botsyo Nkegbe (100m T54),[3] successfully to break through the qualifications for the 2020 Paralympics after breaking the qualification limit.[4]

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Ghana sent one cyclist after successfully getting a slot in the 2018 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation quota for the African Continental.[5][6][7]

Powerlifting
Main article: Powerlifting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's 72 kg

Emmanuel Nii Tettey Oku represented Ghana and competed in the men's 72 kg event.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Paralympic Competition Schedule". tokyo2020.org. 16 June 2019.
  2. "Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021". BBC Sport. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  3. "Ghana's Botsyo Nkegbe owes his life to Paralympics". World Para Athletics. 15 October 2020.
  4. "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.
  5. "2020 Paralympic Games Qualification System - UCI Nations Ranking Allocation" (PDF). uci.org. 19 July 2019.
  6. "Qualification Guide - Appendix 1 UCI Para-cycling Road and Track Combined Nations Ranking" (PDF). uci.org. 19 July 2019.
  7. "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.
  8. "Tokyo Paralympics: Meet Ghana's three athletes aiming to make history - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2021-09-01.


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