Ghanas vice-President Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur has hailed Ghanaian teenage swimmer Adwoa Kaya Forson for representing Ghana at the 2016 Olympics, although she failed to qualify to the next stage of the competition.
The Canadian-born Ghanaian swimmer recorded a time of 2:16.02 in the Women’s 200m freestyle swimming on Monday, August 8, 2016 when she went against Matelita Buadromo from Fiji and Shivani Shivani from India.
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According to the vice president in a tweet, “I am very proud of Ghanaian teenage swimmer Kaya Adwoa Forson for representing Ghana well at Rio 2016.”
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Kaya Forson is one of the 16 athletes representing Ghana at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in Brazil.
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The Canadian-born Ghanaian swimmer after the event said she was happy with the Olympic experience and promised to train hard for future events.