"I Missed the Hand": Ghana's Abdul Saminu Opens Up on Baton Exchange Mistake
- Ghana's 100m and 4X100m runner Abdul Rasheed Saminu has explained the team's mistake
- The Ghana 4X100m team were disqualified in the semi-final after a baton exchange flaw
- The West African nation endured a difficult competition, failing to make a mark at Paris 2024
Ghanaian sprinter Abdul Rasheed Saminu has explained how the 4X100m relay team suffered disqualification at the Olympic Games in Paris.
Ghana's last chance at a medal in the French capital came to a disappointing end after the team failed to progress to the final of the 4X100m race.
Despite finishing sixth with a time of 38.62s, Ghana were eventually disqualified after a baton exchange infringement.
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Saminu, who started the race mixed up with Benjamin Azamati, leading to the team's poor display on Thursday morning.
According to Saminu, the team has learned from the mistake and will do better in future events.
"I think with the first call, I missed the hand so I had to bring it back again to (to make the legal contact). So next time we just make sure we correct the mistakes and come back again," he told Joy Sports.
For the second Games in a row, Ghana suffered disqualification over the change of baton, as reported by 3 Sports.
Having picked bronze at the Olympic Games in Tokyo four years ago in boxing, Team Ghana returns home without a medal.
What next for Team Ghana
The seven athletes who participated at the Olympic Games could still make a return to the multi-sport event looking at their ages.
Saminu showed huge potential clocking impressive numbers while Harry Stacey and Joselle Mensah will hope to secure automatic qualification in the next Olympics following a difficult debut.
Rose Yeboah, the queen of African high jump, has the potential to win a medal in Los Angeles.
Amoah blames noise for disqualification
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Joseph Paul Amoah insists the noise at the Stade de France affected Ghana's 4X100m team leading to their disqualification on Thursday morning.
The 4X100m relay team failed to qualify for the final after a baton exchange mistake in the semi-final. The team had placed sixth and clocked 38.62 before the disqualification was confirmed.
Ghana are now out of all competitions they participated in, leading to another disastrous showing at the multi-sport event.
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