Ghana’s men’s 4x100m relay team came close to securing an automatic spot at the World Championships, finishing third in Heat 1 at the ongoing World Athletics Relays in China.
The team comprising Barnabas Aggerh, Sean Safo-Antwi, Joseph Paul Amoah, and Ibrahim Fuseni clocked a time just 0.05 seconds behind second-placed Poland, narrowly missing the automatic qualification.
Great Britain & Northern Ireland took first place in the heat, followed by Poland and Ghana.
France delivered a disappointing performance, finishing fifth behind South Korea in fourth, while Colombia rounded out the group in sixth place.
Despite the setback, Ghana will have one more opportunity to qualify for the World Championships when they compete in Round 2 of the men’s 4x100m relay qualifiers on Sunday.