CWG 2022: Abdul-Rasheed Saminu anxious to dazzle in 200m occasion

College of Ghana's olympic style sports competitor, Abdul-Rasheed Saminu is supporting himself to move forward to the test at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where he will address Ghana in the 200m occasion on Thursday, August 4.

It will be the initial time Saminu, a 100m trained professional, will be running the 200m occasion this season. Notwithstanding, in his most memorable global excursion of the occasion at the 2019 African Junior Championships held in Cote d'Ivoire, Saminu timed a period of 21.58 - which remains his own best till date.

It is a period he is hoping to develop this year, and assuming that is to occur, it should be on one of the world's huge stages - the Commonwealth Games, and Saminu is anticipating leaving everything on the track.

"It won't be simple yet I'm completely ready to confront it. Regardless of how it pushes me, I'll push it back - I will put on my best, so Ghana ought to simply trust that the best will come from me. I need to go out there and give my all, no mistake," he told Joy Sports.

The Ghanaian will race in Heat 2 of the occasion at 11am, close by Nigeria's Udodi Chudi Onwuzurike, who gloats of an individual best of 20.08 in the occasion, and is certainly the name to beat in that Heat. Likewise arranging close by Saminu will be Hassan Saaid, a 30-year-old Maldives competitor, with a period of 20.75, yet additionally yet to record a 200m time this season.

Saminu knows about the test on his shoulders, yet won't give it any consideration.

"Except if they kill God - that is my saying. At the point when we get to the end goal and you've beaten me, fine - I'm alright, yet till we arrive or begin, you haven't beaten me yet. I'm about to place in my best to kill it for Ghana. I love the country," Saminu added.

Additionally addressing Ghana in the 200m occasion on Thursday, will be public 200m record holder, Joseph Paul Amoah, who will be in Heat 5.

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