2024 Paris Paralympics Qualifiers: Ghana’s Zinabu Issah Wins Gold In Women’s Discus Throw In Morocco

• Ghanaian Para athlete Zinabu Issah has clinched gold at this year's Grand Prix Marrakech event in Morocco
• She garnered a remarkable distance of 26.66 metres to lead that class in the F57 Women’s Discus Throw event
• This achievement will make Issah the 15th Ghanaian athlete to compete in the 2024 Paralympics in Paris

Ghanaian athlete Zinabu Issah has made Paralympic history after winning gold in the F57 Women’s Discus Throw event at the 2024 Grand Prix Marrakech in Morocco.

Issah, known for her remarkable talent, convincingly achieved a distance of 26.66 metres to lead that class event, which qualifies her for the 2024 Paralympics in Paris.

Zinabu Issah surpasses qualification mark

Per 3news, the athlete surpassed the qualification mark of 19 metres with her 26.66-metre throw, earning her a pole position to make the 2024 Paralympics in Paris.

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Three more Ghanaian athletes are expected to compete in the ongoing Grand Prix to secure spots in the World Paralympics.

With this feat, Issah will become the 15th Ghanaian athlete to compete in the World Paralympics event.

Zinabu Issah earns the spotlight online

Social media user Verlardean (@IamVerlardean) amplified Zinabu Issah's accomplishments on X, and netizens showered the athlete with accolades.

YEN.com.gh compiled some of the comments praising Issah in the comment section here.

@AttaNyantakyi posted:

Congrats to her.

@Abrantielove gushed:

Wow, cool.

@Unclefiifii wrote:

Nice one.

Joseph Paul Amoah wins gold in 200m African Games 2023 final

In a previous story, YEN.com.gh reported that Ghanaian sprinter Joseph Paul Amoah achieved a historic moment with a remarkable victory by clinching gold in the final of the men’s 200m race at the 2023 African Games.

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He bagged the coveted medal with a time of 20.70 seconds, becoming the first Ghanaian to win gold in the field since Ohene Karikari in 1973. Paul Amoah defeated a stiff contest from Cameroon’s Emmanuel Claude Itounue Bongogne, who finished at 20.74, followed by Nigeria’s Consider Ekanem, who concluded the race at 20.80 seconds.

Besides the personal history, Amoah’s gold is reportedly the first for Ghana’s track athletes after the country won silver and bronze, respectively, in the 4x100m relay finals in the men’s and women’s events.

Source: YEN.com.gh