Akwasi Ofori Asare, Head Coach of Ghana’s amateur boxing team, the Black Bombers, is elated with making history after bagging Ghana’s first medal since 1992.
Samuel Takyi who broke Ghana’s 29-year medal drought after grabbing a semi-final spot is at least guaranteed a bronze even if he loses his semi-final bout against America’s Duke Ragan.
This is because Olympic boxing does give away bronze medals to losing semi-finalists.
But the highly experienced boxing trainer says they are looking to change the colour of the medal with victory in the next bout which he says will be a stern task.
Ghana sent three boxers to this year’s Olympics with Suleimanu Tetteh falling in the quater-finals while Shakul Samed lost his Round of 16 encounter with Samuel Takyi being the only boxer to progress.
Takyi with his quarter-final triumph ended Ghana’s 49-year Olympic medal drought in Boxing after Prince Amartey won bronze at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. –GNA
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