{"id":20886,"date":"2026-05-24T14:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T14:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=20886"},"modified":"2026-05-24T14:08:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T14:08:00","slug":"ghana-wins-three-bronze-medals-at-african-open-para-powerlifting-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=20886","title":{"rendered":"Ghana wins three bronze medals at African Open Para Powerlifting Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Rihana Adam, GNA\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accra, May 24, GNA \u2013 Ghana\u2019s para powerlifting team won three bronze medals at the just-ended ORAN African Open Para Powerlifting Championships 2026 in Algeria.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the men\u2019s\u00a0107kg+ category,\u00a0Tahiru\u00a0Haruna won bronze, while Isaac Nii Ayetey Tagoe secured bronze in the men\u2019s 72kg category, and Isaac Obeng also clinched bronze in the men\u2019s 59kg category.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a remarkable achievement for a Ghanaian athlete, Haruna was officially\u00a0recognised\u00a0as the number one ranked athlete in Africa in the men\u2019s\u00a0107kg+ division and was presented with a special gold medal for topping the African rankings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was\u00a0subsequently\u00a0crowned Africa\u2019s number one athlete in the men\u2019s\u00a0107kg+ category.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This achievement marks another major milestone in Ghana\u2019s growing presence on the global para powerlifting stage and further strengthens the country\u2019s qualification pathway towards the LA 2028 Paralympic Games.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Haruna\u2019s performance in Oran\u00a0showcased\u00a0resilience, discipline,\u00a0strength\u00a0and consistency against some of the world\u2019s best para powerlifters, reinforcing his status as one of Africa\u2019s elite competitors in the heavyweight division.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following his success in Algeria, Haruna is expected to continue his international campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in July, where he aims to improve his performance totals, secure more world ranking points and intensify his qualification drive towards Los Angeles 2028.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking after the competition, Haruna dedicated the achievement to Ghana and the leadership vision driving para sports development.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said they had been working hard to reach the top and that the medals were dedicated to\u00a0National Paralympic Committee-Ghana\u00a0President Samson Deen in support of his \u201cMount the Podium Agenda\u201d,\u00a0which\u00a0emphasises\u00a0discipline and hard work.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest achievement adds to Ghana\u2019s growing medal success at the African Open Championships and highlights the determination of Ghanaian\u00a0para-athletes\u00a0to compete and excel at the highest international level despite limited support and resources.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GNA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Edited by Kenneth Odeng Adade\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/gna.org.gh\/2026\/05\/ghana-wins-three-bronze-medals-at-african-open-para-powerlifting-championships\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Rihana Adam, GNA\u00a0 Accra, May 24, GNA \u2013 Ghana\u2019s para powerlifting team won three bronze medals at the just-ended ORAN African Open Para Powerlifting Championships 2026 in Algeria.\u00a0 In the men\u2019s\u00a0107kg+ category,\u00a0Tahiru\u00a0Haruna won bronze, while Isaac Nii Ayetey Tagoe secured bronze in the men\u2019s 72kg category, and Isaac Obeng also clinched bronze in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":853,"featured_media":20887,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[273],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-powerlifting-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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