Ghana Paralympic Head Coach passes away, nine others on the run, one arrested in Norway

A group of Ghanaian Paralympic athletes are on the run after failing to show up to compete in the Fjordkraft Bergren Marathon in Oslo, Norway.

According to details provided in a letter from the Ministry of National Security addressed to the Ministry of Youth and Sports and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, an 11 member contingent representing Ghana arrived in Oslo, Norway on April 25, 2024 to compete in the aforementioned Marathon but failed to report to the event.

In the wake of the team’s failure to report to the event, a search part apprehended a member of the team, Nana Antwi, a para athlete, in his attempt to move from Norway to Sweden via train.

However, another member of the team, head coach George Gyasi Gyamfi, was hospitalized at the Oslo University Hospital after collapsing on April 28, 2024 before passing away on May 17, 2024 in the wake of the team’s failure to compete at the aforementioned event.

Details on the whereabouts of the remaining nine members of the team weren’t provided in the letter but the letter stated that the European Border Control Coast Guard Agency and Norwegian Embassy in Accra, Ghana have been notified and are working to apprehend them.

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