This year’s GNPC Ghana’s Fastest Human finals ignited fireworks at the Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, last Saturday, producing new champions.
It was back to back 100 meter races to find who would be crowned Ghana’s Fastest Human 2016.
Earlier, Regional competitions had been held in all regions and it was the fastest 160 boys and girls in the, U-10, U-15, U-18 ‘& senior categories.
In the end, new champions emerge in all categories as last year’s winners were all beaten. Ashanti Region’s female champion, Kate Agyeman, beat the three times fastest lady Beatrice Gyaaman to take the senior female crown.
In the senior male division, Joseph Paul from KNUST, upset last year’s fastest human, Shadrack Opoku Agyeman to be crowned the fastest human in Ghana for 2016.
Another upset in the U-18 boys, the latest fastest sensation and favorite, Tamale ‘Usain Bolt’, was beaten by Sam Asare from Prempeh College.
The full results…
U-10 boys- first Darko John (Ash) 12.75, second Nurudeen Awudu (Ash) 13.11 and third Abdul Latif Adam (Ash) 13.39
U-10 Girls- first Ellen Opoku (Ash) 13.30, second Love Akua Yankey (W/R) 13.56 and third Charity Dadzie (Ash) 13.59
U-15 Boys– first George Odoom (Ash) 11.20, second Arthur Isaac (Ash) 11.35 and third Doe Sylvester (Ash) 13.37
U-15 Girls
1st Oku Gifty (C/R) 12.35
2nd Alhassan Sahada (N/R) 12.56
3rd Osei Jessica (Ash) 12.59
U-18 Boys
1st Asare Samuel (Ash) 10.51
2nd Afari Daniel (G/R) 10.80
3rd Musah Iddrisu (W/R) 10.81
U-18 Girls
1st Ida Mensah (C/R) 11.80
2nd Mary Boakye (Ash) 12.33
3rd Nuhu Rafiatu (Ash) 12.38
Seniors Males
1st Paul Amoah Joseph (Ash) 9.80
2nd Aryee Desmond (G/R) 9.97
3rd Opoku Agyemang Shadrack (Ash) 9.99
Seniors Females
1st Agyemang Kate (Ash) 11.82
2nd Beatrice Gyaman (G/R) 11.85
3rd Asibuo Sandra (G/R) 11.89
The 2016 Sponsors are GNPC, Surfline, Adidas, Indomie, Red Sea Maritime, Pippas Gym, Moringa King, EIB Network, Wrencos Printing and Afam beauty products
From The Sports Desk