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Valerie Fontanier Country Director of Adidas Ghana has advised the three winners of Ghana’s Fastest Human who have been selected to form the GNPS Speedsters Club to be focused on what they have been chosen for and train hard to become future champions.
She said the focus should be the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and she believes it will happen with the support of Adidas.
Reks Brobby, Founder of Ghana’s Fastest Human event which has produced the Speedesters Club sponsored by GNPC said the athletes were selected on merit and they are being camped for one year with the provision of quality health and medical care, good nutrition, mentorship, psychology of winning and effective physical training backed by coaching from experts.
He stressed that the keys to success are credibility, accountability and transparency. He said with the support of Adidas and other partners Athletics can overcome Football.
The selected athletes Desmond Aryee, Ida Mensah and Gifty Oku were today presented with Adidas kits at the Adidas House in Accra.
Desmond Aryee has been a sensational athlete since he started running the 100 and 200 meters at St. Aquinas SHS. Now studying Computer Science at the University of Ghana, Legon, he represented Ghana at the All African university championship in South Africa and won gold in the 100 meters to become the Fastest University Student in Africa.
Ida Mensah was Sports Prefect at Wesley Girls SHS and effectively combines education and sports. Now at level 200 at the University of Ghana, Legon studying Business Administration, she has been a consistent participant and winner of Ghana’s Fastest Human since 2013 and represented Ghana at the ll Africa University Games and was fastest under18 in Ghana. She keeps on improving her time and now her personal best is 11.81 timed at El Wak Stadium this year. She wants to become one of the world’s best sprinters.
Gifty Oku turned 15 this year and she is the fastest 15year old female in Ghana, having won the National Under 15 category of Ghana’s fastest human in 2015 and 2016. Her current time of 12.21 seconds makes her trainable to become a super athlete. The natural strong sprinter from the Central Region is now in Form Three at the University of Ghana Basic School at Legon. Her ambition is to become the fastest women in Africa.
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