The Black Bombers, encouraged by the relay team’s qualification for Paris 2024

May 9, 2024 Vaseline stjohnson 0

Black Bombers head coach OforiAsare says his boxers will take inspiration from Ghana’s men’s 4x100m relay team’s qualification for the 2024 Olympics as they chase qualification for the world’s top competition.

Speaking to Time Sports on Tuesday, coach Asare said the team was encouraged by the feat and all the boxers were determined to appear at the Paris Games.

The team is currently conducting a non-residential camp for the final qualifier for the 2024 Olympic Games in Bangkok, Thailand, from May 25 to June 5.

In his opinion, the qualification of the Ghana men’s relay team for the World Relay Championship Games in the Bahamas has undoubtedly had a positive impact on the boxers and they are all set to take advantage of the Bangkok qualifiers to qualify.

According to him, the enthusiasm and spirit of his boys have reached their highest point, a situation that he needs to manage psychologically to get the best out of them.

He said qualifying for the Paris Olympics has been one of the most difficult for African boxers.

He also said that qualification for African boxers was difficult because only winners were chosen, unlike the European qualifiers, where boxers were selected from the quarterfinals in some weight categories.

He also assured that if everything goes correctly, at least three or more Ghanaian boxers will be able to qualify.

Coach Asare appealed to the Ghana company to assist the boxing team by financially supporting the team’s preparation.

“We urgently need vitamins, supplements, food and camping accommodation for the team from now until we leave for the tournament,” he said.

Expected to make the trip are flyweight Theophilus KpakpoAllotey, featherweight Mohammed Amadu, light welterweight Joseph Commey or Samuel Takyi, light middleweight Henry Malm and light heavyweight Jonathan Tetteh.

The team would be joined in Bangkok by British-based super heavyweight Mark Kodjovi Ahondjo and US-based women’s middleweight Ornella Sathoud.

BY RAYMOND ACKUMEY