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Duclos wins Accra Motor-Cross Race
Accra, May 14, Ghanadot/GNA- Alain Duclos of France scored
three points, to win the Second Annual Accra International
Motocross Championship Race held at Ashalley Botwe, near
Accra on Sunday.
Pascal Vierrot of Cote d'Ivoire came second with seven
points, while Peter Pierrot of Ghana, the defending
champion, placed third with eight points.
In the Juniors event, Jordan Aquerrdewu, a Togolese came
first, Rodolph Noulin of Ghana placed second with the third
position going to Antoine Napoleoni of Togo.
Nineteen competitors from Ghana, Togo, France, Benin,
Burk,ina Faso and Cote d'Ivoire, took part in the
competition.
It was organized by the Accra Motor Club, and was jointly
sponsored by Promasidor Ghana Limited, Pens and Plastic
Ghana Limited and Surf Publications, with support from P.W.
Ghana Limited and Desimone Ghana Limited.
Mr Eddie Speller Nassar, President of the Accra Motor Club,
was happy about the performance put up by the competitors.
He said the aim of the event, was to popularise the sport in
Ghana. Mr Nassar called on corporate bodies and institutions
to help develop it.
Mr Kwabena Asamoah, Communications Director of Promamsidor
Ghana:Limited said the event would be extended to the other
regions to make it more popular.
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