Ghana’s journey in the 2025 World Athletics Championship in Tokyo 2025 begins with Benjamin Azamati and Abdul-Rasheed Saminu.
Benjamin Azamati and Abdul-Rasheed Saminu will begin the championship by competing in the men’s 100 metres in Heat 5 and 7 respectively on Saturday, September 13, 2025.
Azamati will run at 12:03 GMT before Saminu takes his turn at 12:17 GMT in the heats.
On Day 5, September 17, Ibrahim Fuseini will open his campaign in the men’s 200m heats at 11:15 GMT. The semi-finals will follow on Day 6 at 12:02 GMT, before the final showdown on Day 7 at 1:06 GMT.
Rose Yeboah will be jumping on same day in the women’s High qualification campaign at 10:15 GMT.
Tough 100m heats await Azamati, Saminu at 2025 World Championship
Alex Amankwah will also compete in the men’s 800m on Day 8 at 1:22 GMT. Ghana’s 4×100m relay team will be competing on the same day at 11:25 GMT. The relay final is scheduled for Day 9, September 21, at 12:20 GMT.
The final day of the Championships could become a double finals moment for Ghana. High jumper Rose Yeboah, making her debut, will be chasing glory in the women’s final at 10:30 GMT—just hours before a potential relay finale.
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