Weightlifting federation officially welcomes new Sports Minister


Members of the Ghana Weightlifting Federation (GWF), on Monday, called on the new the Minister of Youth and Sports, Nii Lantey Vanderpuye to officially welcome him.

The visit, which was led by the GWF President, Mr. Ben Nunoo Mensah, was to brief the minister on activities of the federation, plans for the coming years and also to invite him to the maiden Indomie Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championship slated for April 16, 2016, at the Accra Sports Stadium.

According to the president of GWF, the Federation has a four-year development plan, which has been successfully executed and hoped to get the needed funds to develop.

Mr. Nunoo-Mensah, said in first year in office, his outfit decided to channel more resources in making the game popular by entering into as many competitions as possible, which resulted in the wining of 19 medals thereby becoming the only Federation to win the country many medals at any single event.

According to him, the federation has the two most decorated athletes in the country due to their number of medals won.

The President, also added that in the second and third year of their development plan, they concentrated on building the technical committee and also the infrastructural development saying “now we have own our gym and can boast of a good technical team.”

To him, the fourth year will also see the development of young athlete and the introduction of the sport at the primary and Junior High levels.

Nii Lantey Vanderpuye, who is also the immediate past President of the Federation commended the current board for the good work they have done since they took over from him.

He urged them to do more to spread the game across the regions and also assured them of his support in any way possible to grow the game.

Mr. Nunoo Mensah congratulated the minister on his appointment and assured him of his support to help develop the discipline in the country for the good of the youth.

Present at the meeting were the patron of the federation Joel Nettey, and Mr Charles Osei Assibey, Hussein Addy, Clifford Mettle, Edith Owusu Agyapong who are members of the executive board together with some members of the statutory committees of the GWF.


SOURCE: GNA