Accra, July 3, GNA – Mr Ben Nunoo Mensah – President of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) has said Team Ghana will depart for Strasbourg in France on Sunday, July 7, for a two-week intensive camping before moving to Paris for the Games Village.
He said the GOC would fund Team Ghana’s pre-games camping for the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris.
Nine athletes from two disciplines; athletics and swimming would represent Ghana at the Paris Games.
Mr Nunoo Mensah explained that the GOC was supporting the government’s effort to make sure Team Ghana has a successful campaign and take some of the pressure off the government.
He said the GOC had budgeted for €35,000 excluding fight tickets and per diems for the camping.
Mr. Nunoo Mensah mentioned that they had received support from the French Embassy in Ghana and a pre-games subsidy from the International Olympic Committee for the pre-games camping and acclimatization.
The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be held from Friday, July 26, 2024, to Sunday, August 11, 2024.
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