Ghana’s 4×100m relay team have been disqualified after a bad change of baton thus missing out on the final.
Ghana competed in Heat two of the 4×100m with Abdul Rasheed Saminu, Benjamin Azamati, Ibrahim Fuseini, and Joseph Paul Amoah.
The quartet finished 6th with a time of 38.62 seconds. However, it later emerged that Ghana faced disqualification after an infringement during the baton change.
The inability of the team to qualify to the final of the event means the journey for team Ghana in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games has come to an end. Ghana’s time od 38.62 seconds was the country’s lowest in recent years, compared to their previous times of 38.07s, 38.08s, and 38.29s
China emerged as winners of Heat 2 with a time of 38.24s, followed by hosts France at 38.34s and Canada at 38.39s, securing their spots in the final.
