Grace Minta of the Ghana Police Service (GPS) has clinched gold in the Women’s 80kgevent of the ongoing 2024 World Armwrestling Championship in Moldova.
Her historic feat plunged the packed arena into cheers as the ‘Africa for Africa’ teammember Minta defeated her compatriots from Sweden, Ukraine, Germany, Turkey and others in a nail-biting match that went into overtime.
Minta is the first Ghanaian to win a world championship medal after grabbing gold in the Master Women 80kg leftarm contest.
Gaining her first global experince at the 2023 World Combat Games in Saudi Arabia, Ms Mintahsaid she had dominated Africa since 2019, winning the African championship back-to-back and recently, a double gold at the 2023 African Games.
As the Ghanaian national anthem was played, Minta stood proudly on the podium and her gold medal draped around her neck, tears of joy streamed down her face as she hugged her teammates, basking in the adoration of the crowd.
“This is a dream come true!” Minta exclaimed in a post-match interview. “I’m so grateful to my President, Mr Charles Osei Asibey, family, coaches, Ghana Police Service and the Ghana Armwrestling Federation (GAF) for their unwavering support. This gold medal is not just for me, but for my country and the entire African armwrestling community!”
Minta’s historic win marks Ghana’s first-ever World Armwrestling Championship gold medal, sending shockwaves of excitement throughout the sporting world.
Grace Minta and the team would return home on Sunday.
BY TIMES SPORTS REPORTER
