Ghana’s triple jumper, Nadia Eke has been named to carry the country’s flag at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games ceremony.
She graduated from the Columbia University in 2015 where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology, she also qualified to represent Ghana at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the women’s tripple jump event for the first time.
Nadia is the third to carry Ghana’s flag after Vida Anim in 2008 and Flings Owusu Agyapong in 2016.
She was tenth at the Commonwealth games in Glasgow and also won silver at the African championship in Marrakech and finished seventh at the IAAF continental cup in 2014.
Nadia also won Bronze at the African Games in Brazzaville, Congo in 2015 and became African Champion in 2016.
Ghana’s Olympics team is hoping to clinch more medals by the end of the tournament.
According to the Administrative Manager of the Ghana Olympic Committee GOC, Miss Farida Idriss, the top athlete will lead Ghana as they display their rich culture in Japan on July 23.
Meanwhile, Professor Francis Dodoo, President of the Ghana Athletics Association (GAA) has expressed optimism that the Ghanaian delegation would make the nation proud.
“There is no need to put pressure on them. They are poised to deliver but failing to deliver should not be seen as a failure. Ghana’s Track and Field athletes including Joseph Paul Amoah, Benjamin Azamati, Nadia Eke as well as the 4×100 relay team have all qualified for the mega sporting event as they quest to win honours for the country.”
By: Sports Desk
