University of Ghana Sports Stadium to host the 2024 GNPC Ghana’s Fastest human Grand Finale

Accra, June 26 – The final of the 2024 GNPC Ghana’s Fastest human competition will take place at the University of Ghana Sports Stadium on Saturday, June 29, 2024.

Saturday finals will see all the winners from the other regions, in the U-15, U-18, Seniors, 18 over and both Male and Female complete to see who is going to crowned as the 2024 GNPC Ghana’s Fastest human competition.

Reks Brobby, founder of the short distance initiative, added that those that are not able to get US athletics scholarships after the finals will see the organisers selecting two males and two females for one year into the GNPC Speedsters Club.

“In addition to the winners being presented with special prizes including the Official President Nana Akufo Addo trophy, they will also get attractive prizes from the sponsors towards their education and well being” he said.

The Speedsters Club is a comprehensive programme that takes care of all their educational needs – fees and extra tutors, accommodation, feeding with a certified nutritionist, medical help when needed, the best sprinting coaches and kit by the best sports brand in the world, Adidas.

He stated that the speedometer project has been going on for eleven years consistently and expressed thanks to its sponsors.

Gates open at 3pm with the first race at 4pm and prizes are expected to be presented by the CEO of Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Joe Dadzie at 6pm.

The GNPC Ghana Fastest competition has produced its sprint champions like Emmanuel Dasor, Beatrice Gyaman, Latifa Ali, Emmanuel T20 Yeboah, Shadrach Mensah, Joe Paul Amoah, Kate Agyeman, Desmond Aryee, Hor Halutie, Emmanuel Oduro Mensah, Benjamin Azamati, Sarfo Ansah, Grace Obour, Barnabas Agggerh and Janet Mensah.

The event which is sponsored by GNPC, Adidas, Goil, Pippas Gym, Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA), Wrenco Printing, Kriate Lync, Global Media Alliance, Moringa King and others is free to the public.