African Games: Ibrahim Fuseini eyes Olympic qualification despite 200m medal miss

Ghana’s 200m sprinter Ibrahim Fuseini says he is keen on booking a place at the 2024 Olympics later this year although he narrowly missed out on the podium in the Men’s 200m final in the 2023 African Games.

Fuseini impressed in the Athletics events at the Games by making it to the final, finishing in second place with a 21.02 in the semi-finals of the Men’s 200 events behind gold winner Joseph Paul Amoah, before securing fourth place in the final with a 20.85 finish.

Joseph Paul Amoah has won the 200m final with a time of 20.70s!

Ibrahim Fuseini finished fourth

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Despite missing out on the podium in his first-ever African Games experience, Ibrahim Fuseini remains motivated and believes he can book a place at the upcoming Olympics later in France this year after the 2023 African Games.

“I feel great, lane two was a hard lane to run in and I came fourth and I’m very proud of that. I expect nothing but the best. I’m going back to school to qualify for the Olympics and yeah, we will see”, he told 3Sports’ Yaw Ofosu Larbi after his final race.

Grabbing the headlines on the day, however, was Joseph Paul Amoah who won not just the gold medal in the men’s 200m final, but also the hearts of many Ghanaians at the Legon stadium. Fuseini believes Joseph Paul Amoah is on track to be one of Ghana’s finest sprinters with loads of experience.

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“As you can see he’s a senior athlete, he has been to the Olympics before, and many nationals before and this is my first time and I came fourth so I just give him all the respect”, he added.

Team Ghana impressed on day five of Athletics, yet to Fuseini, the sky remains the limit as he looks to relentlessly pursue greater heights and success in his career, after a pulsating experience at the 2023 African Games.

By Prosper Kuzo|3Sports|Ghana

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