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GOC funds residential camping of “Team
Ghana”
Accra, June 6, Ghanadot/GNA – The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC)
has secured funds towards the organization of intensive
training programmes for Ghana’s team at the Olympic Games in
Beijing, China.
Mr Benson Tongo Baba, President of the GOC told the GNA
Sports in an interview in Accra that the sponsorship will
cater for residential camping for the national amateur
boxing team and the athletic squad.
He said the amateur boxing team, “the Black Bombers” are
already in camp at the Winneba Sports College whilst the
athletics team is also based at Takoradi.
The GOC President said the move is to ensure that Ghana’s
representatives at the Olympic Games put up the best of
performance with the ultimate goal of winning medals for the
country.
Mr Baba said the residential camping will enable the
athletes have adequate concentration for their respective
training regimen, which he said will put them in the best of
conditions to deliver.
The GOC President said that his outfit will also facilitate
another residential training programme for the two teams in
Shanghai China, in July to round off their preparations for
the Games.
He said the cost of the training programme which includes
boarding and lodging and other packages will be catered for
by the GOC and its corporate partners.
Mr Baba said the two training programmes are under the
sponsorship of a Chinese company, whose identity he said
will be disclosed in due course.
He revealed that the two teams have a similar training
programme before they embark on the Shanghai camping but
added that the cost of those trips will be handled by the
Ministry of Education, Science and Sports (MOESS).
Mr Baba indicated that the athletic team, will be based in
Germany, whilst the boxers are scheduled to camp in Cuba.
He expressed the hope that the two teams will make the
nation proud at the Olympics by bringing home a number of
medals and urged other corporate bodies to join to make the
event successful for Ghana.
Mr Baba said similar arrangements will be made for the
national paralympic team, which is scheduled to participate
in the Paralympic Games in Beijing, China in September.
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