10 Stunning photos from the LOC Invitational Championship
From Mary Boakye’s magic to the stunning reaction of Janet Mensah to the sensational Edwin Gadayi – check out the striking photos from the LOC Invitational Championship at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium on Friday.
Solomon Hammond beats Botsio to win men’s 100m final race
University of Ghana’s Solomon Hammond picked the first spot in the final of the men’s 100m at the LOC Invitational Championship at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium on Friday. Hammond, 20, improved his winning time in the heat (10.51) as he prevailed in the race. Botsio attempted to stage an upset by outrunning Hammond in […]
Mary Boakye wins women’s 100m final in style
Ghana Armed Forces’ Mary Boakye won the women’s 100m final at the LOC Invitational Championship at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium on Friday. The 22-year-old clocked 11.79s seconds to impress technical officials and ex-national stars who watched the showdown from the stands. 200m winner Janet Mensah failed to do the double as she finished just […]
Janet Mensah rockets past Grace Obour to win women’s 200m final
Janet Mensah left to the final 10 meters to steal the show as she overtook Grace Obour to win the women’s 200m final race at the LOC Invitational Championship at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium on Friday morning. Mensah recorded a time of 24.229 seconds to win over Obour who was clearly outgased at the […]
Ashanti region’s Edwin Gadayi sets 200m national record in 2022
Edwin Gadayi has recorded the best national record (locally) in the men’s 200m in 2022. The Ashanti region-based athlete made a time of 20.848 seconds to set the best time by any local athlete this year. Gadayi stormed past James Dadzie who ambitiously led the race from the shot of the gun but finished behind […]
Barnabas Dompeh edges Dominic Essumang to win men’s 110m hurdle final
Barnabas Dompeh sparked up the atmosphere at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium by winning the men’s 110m hurdle final. The lightning-pace runner outstripped his competitor Essunmang by a time of 1.35 seconds. Unfortunately for Baba Mammoudu Seidu he couldn’t complete the race as he tripped off at the shot of the gun.
UC’s Isaac Botsio poses formidable threat to Solomon Hammond in men’s 100m final
University of Ghana’s Isaac Botsio would fancy his chances of winning the men’s 100m final at the LOC Invitational Championship at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium on Friday morning. However, teammate Solomon Kwaku Hammond stands in his way. Botsio won the Heat 1 with a time of 10.821 seconds – almost 0.300 seconds shy of […]
Mary Boakye, Grace Obour up for women’s 100m final glory – LOC Invitational Championship
2019 African Games bronze medalist Grace Obour will come face to face with the bullet-paced Mary Boakye in the women’s 100m final at the LOC Invitational Championship at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium on Friday morning. Boakye qualified for the final after winning the Heat 2 content with a time of 11.982 seconds. Janet Mensah […]
Sprint princess Ethel Amissah steals show with admirable athletism in women’s 400m final
Sprint princess Ethel Amissah perpetuated her promising career by winning the women’s 400m final at the Accra 2023 LOC National Athletics Invitational Championship in Cape Coast. The powerful youngster recently competed in a track and field event in Nigeria and she translated the performance into the race as she emerged the winner. She made a […]
Barnabas Dompey displays great endurance to win men’s 400m hurdle
The Ghana Armed Forces’ Barnabas Dompey wowed spectators with his ghostly pace as he won the men’s 400m hurdle. He made a time of 53.209 seconds to finish ahead of 6 other competitors. Osborn Turkson from the Ashanti Region finished second with a time of 54.133 while Joshua Atitiba clocked 56.636 seconds. The Local Organising […]