Kweku Ayim won gold medal in discus throwing at the International Athletics competition
Kweku Ayim, a second-year Senior High School student at Akosombo International School (AIS), a subsidiary of the Volta River Authority (VRA), has earned a gold medal, lifting the flag of Ghana high at the just-ended International Invitational Athletics Competition involving five West African countries in La Côte d’Ivoire.
The SHS student was part of the nine-member U-18 Ghana National Athletics Team that secured the gold medal in the discus throwing discipline and shattered the existing U-18 Five-Nation International record of 37.14 meters.
He established a new remarkable record of 39.03 meters, earning his school and country immense pride and glory.
The competition featured teams from Côte d’Ivoire, Benin, Togo, Burkina Faso, and Ghana.
Visibly elated, Headmistress of Akosombo International School, Sarah Adei, noted that Kweku Ayim’s rise to international fame underscored the level of dedication and commitment the school instills in its students.
She indicated that the gold medalist’s perseverance during training and his exceptional performance at the competition demonstrate the values of hard work, teamwork, and resilience that students are taught in the school.
“We are incredibly proud of his accomplishments and excited to have supported him. We will continue to work hard to unearth more talents that will excel and make Ghana proud. Kweku is indeed an inspiration to us all,” she emphasised.
Recounting his journey to international recognition, Ayim credited his teachers at AIS for recognizing his potential. He said the teachers unearthed his talent when they encouraged him to compete in the inter-house competition.
He had qualified for the ISSAG games hosted at SOS Herman Gmeiner International College in Tema, where he started shattering existing records and establishing new ones.
This achievement earned him a spot on the Ghana Youth Athletics Team, offering him the rare opportunity to represent Ghana at the U-18 five-nation championships in Côte d’Ivoire.
“I was overwhelmed and proud of myself for this great milestone. With the help of my school coaches (Messrs Asare, Boateng, and Insaidoo), I underwent vigorous training in preparation for the competition,” he noted.
Ayim attributed his confidence and readiness for the tournament to the comprehensive training and unwavering encouragement from his coaches and parents.
He added, “I gave it my all, and it turned out to be the farthest discus throw of the tournament, thereby emerging as the winner of the Under-18 five-nation discus throw championship.”
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