New boss of the Ghana Weightlifting Federation (GWF), Mr Jerry Ahmed Shaib, has promised to work his fingers to the bone and raise the bar of weightlifting in the country.
“I have been with the sport for some time now. It is a great sport discipline with lots of prospects and I’m going to work assiduously to ensure weightlifting occupies its proper place in Ghana and beyond.”
Mr Shaib, who doubles as CEO of the Coastal Development Authority (CODA), was elected unopposed as president at a thrilling virtual congress of the GWF on Wednesday night.
The new GWF capo called on all board and management members not to sit on the fence but get vigorously involved as the sport is projected to the expected heights.
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