The national armwrestling team, Golden Arms, has returned from Albena, Bulgaria, where they displayed resilience, strength and skill to win three medals at the just-ended 46th World Armwrestling and 27th Para Armwrestling Championship.
Ghana’s Golden Arms’ gallantry and history-making at the global event with an impressive haul of two silver medals and one bronze was engineered by the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), and the Ghana Armwrestling Federation is grateful.
Mabel Yeboah, a civilian officer with the Ghana Prisons Service, who had a first-time world championship experience, became the toast of fans as she demolished opponents from Turkey, Sweden, Germany, France, Italy, Georgia, Kazakhstan, etc. to win a bronze medal in the 60kg youth women’s left arm and silver for the right arm for the same category.
Immigration Officer Blessed Abeka Nunoo, after a tough competition on day one, revised her skill and adopted the hook style to bring pride not only to Ghana but to the entire African continent by making her way to the finals to win another silver medal for Ghana.
The display of dexterity by the Golden Arms was the talk of the tournament as many coaches and federation heads from different parts of the world applauded their style and technique they adopted to win various battles.
Match after match, they had standing ovations as they executed their mandate to win.
Mr. Charles Osei Asibey, President of the Ghana Armwrestling Federation, who was super enthused with the performance of the Golden Arm, credited the success to the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) and expressed his gratitude to the NHIA and the NHIS insurance scheme for their immense support, commending them for their key contribution in ensuring team Ghana participated.
He noted that the support played a significant role in the training and preparation, boosting the team’s momentum and ensuring a successful competition. He acknowledged the numerous instances of support the NHIA has extended to the Golden Arms, describing the Authority as a cornerstone of the team’s growth and development.
President Osei Asibey has called on corporate Ghana and state institutions to emulate the NHIA steps to enhance sports development and participation, extending appreciation to Ghana Tourism Authority, OmniBSIC Bank, Ghana Olympic Committee, The National Sports Authority, National Lottery Authority, the National Petroleum Authority, Ghana Civil Aviation Authority, Ghana Immigration Service, Ghana Prisons Service, Ghana Police Service etc for their support in the July Africa Armwrestling championships where Ghana won 55 medals.
The Golden Arm, on return from the World Championship, is now focused on the 2026 Africa Armwrestling Championship to be hosted by Ghana in Accra and the 2027 African Games in Egypt.
Delegation leader Dr. Kofi Addo-Agyekum, Hon. Joseph Cudjoe and Team Manager Abbas Sulley have been applauded for skillfully ensuring Team Ghana works so hard to win a medal.
Source: www.ghanaarmwrestling.org