The National Armwrestling team, the Golden Arms returned home from the 10th Africa Armwrestling Championships in Bamako, Mali with 18 medals won.
The Golden Arms who went into the 2019 Championship as the defending champions, managed 11 gold, five silver and two bronze medals to secure third position out of 12 countries.
Grace Commey defeated a long list of Malians and a Guinean to win double Gold in the Women’s Junior and Senior 50kg category and placed fourth in the Youth 65kg while Prince Afum and Aziz Abdul Wahab also won double gold.
80+Kg puller Mariam Kadri Moro also won double gold for Ghana, whilst the female Police Officer, Grace Minta defeated Nigerian opponent to win a gold and silver in the 80kg right and left.
Ghana’s Medal List as follows:
1. Grace Karley Commey – 4 Gold Medals
2. Mariam Kadiri Moro – 2 Gold & 1 Bronze
3. Prince Affum – 2 Gold Medals
4. Grace Minta – 1 Gold & 1 Silver
5. Abdul Aziz Wahab – 1 Gold & 1 Bronze Medal
6. Elliot Lamptey Nelson – 2 Silver Medals
7. Isaac Nii Amugi – 1 Silver
8. Edward Asamoah
Ranking by Country
1st Mali
2nd Egypt
3rd Ghana
4th Nigeria
5th Guinea
6th Senegal
7th Togo
8th Cote D’voire
9th Benin
10th Cameroon
11th Niger
12th Burkina Faso
