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Ghana grab double gold in Togo armwrestling tourney

Ghana’s youth dynamic armwrestlers, Blessed Naa Abeka Nunoo, Henry Otoo and Daniel Acquah on Saturday displayed super proficient and adept skills to secure impressive wins in the prestigious De Fin Dannee Armwrestling event at Au Stade Municipal de Lome in Togo.

The championship attracted over 200 pullers from Togo, Nigeria, Ghana, and Benin in various categories.

Blessed Naa Abeka Nunoo, currently ranked World No. 5 and Africa’s No. 1 in the youth 60kg women category, delivered a stunning performance. Despite being significantly lighter, she defeated two formidable Togolese pullers Ako Assoli (86kg) and Charite Nukunu (94kg) in the finals to win Gold

Henry Otoo and Daniel Acquah also put up an impressive shows, battling their way to clash at the final of the men’s 70 kg event, claiming gold and silver respectively.

Credit: Ghana Armwrestling

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