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A Japanese philanthropist has made a donation of $5,000 to Ghana’s powerlifter Emmanuel Tetteh Oku after impressive performance in the ongoing Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
It is believed that the Japanese after watching the powerlifting competition especially Ghana’s only competitor at the -72 kg class said he was impressed by the composure of the athlete in addition to his performance.[ads2]
He later revealed that after reading in the Japanese daily newspaper and reviews on television about the feat chalked by Emmanuel Tetteh Oku, he was moved to help the young athlete who made his first paralympic appearance.
The philanthropist who wants to remain anonymous revealed that he stayed in Ghana for over two years in the 1960s before returning to his native country.[ads3]
The President of the Ghana National Paralympic Committee, Sampson Deen, on behalf of, Tetteh Oku, was grateful to the philanthropist and assured him of greater successes.
It is on record that Nkegbe Botsyo has made the most paralympic appearance for Ghana, contesting in the T54 sprint events at three consecutive editions of the games between 2004 and 2012.[ads4]
Anita Fordjour has achieved the highest ranking of an athlete from Ghana, placing seventh in both T53 100m and T53 200m at the 2012 Games in London before the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games which Emmanuel NII Tettey OKU has beaten to take the most mark ever achieved by a Ghanaian at the Paralympic Games.
The philanthropist who engaged the President of NPC-Ghana, Mr. Samson Deen and NPC-Ghana Secretary General, Mr. Peter Adjei during the presentation also disclosed his interest to “build an indoor Sports Center” for Ghana.
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