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Jamaican athlete Asafo Powell and Ghanaian wife Alyshia visit Ghana
This was revealed by the President of the Ghana Olympic Committee, Mr. Ben Nunoo Mensah is probably the uncle of Mrs. Alyshia Powell, the wife of a man who broke a ten-second bar more than anyone else — 97 times.
Asafa Powell is a Jamaican 100-meter sprinter. He set a world record of 100 meters twice, between June 2005 and May 2008 at 9.77 seconds and 9.74 seconds. Powell has always broken the 10-second bar in the race, with his 9.72s top spot in fourth place in the all-time 100-meter dash. As of 1 September 2016,
He currently holds the world record 100-yard dash with a time of 9.09 s, set on May 27, 2010, in Ostrava, Czech Republic. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, she won a gold medal in the 4 x 100 meters relay.
While in Ghana, she will host a series of programs with young men and women, visiting popular tourist attractions and educational institutions.
He will also meet top athletes and senior government officials and find possible ways to create fruitful relations between Ghana and Jamaica in the field of sports and related businesses.
Mr. Ben Nunoo Mensah said Ghana and Jamaica have many things in common and Alyshia Miller Powell, a role model, will also be a guest of certain women's groups such as the GOC Women's Commission, WOSPAG, and WISA.
Powell competed in the 100 m Olympics in 2004, 2008, and 2012, finished fifth in 2004 and 2008, and became eighth after suffering a groin injury during the 2012 race. At the Osaka World Championships in 2007, he won a bronze and silver medal at the tournament. 100 m and 4 x 100 m relay respectively, and won the Commonwealth Games, winning one gold and one silver medal. At the 2009 World Championships, she won 100 m of bronze and advanced gold. Powell has won five times in the IAAF World Athletics Final and holds the 100 m world record at the event.
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