A group of Ghanaian Paralympic athletes are on the run after failing to compete in the Fjordkraft Bergen Marathon in Oslo, Norway. According to a letter from the Ministry of National Security addressed to the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, an 11-member team representing Ghana arrived in Oslo on April 25, 2024, to participate in the marathon but did not show up for the event.

Following their absence, a search party apprehended team member Nana Antwi, a para-athlete, as he attempted to travel from Norway to Sweden by train. Tragically, the team’s head coach, George Gyasi Gyamfi, collapsed on April 28, 2024, and was hospitalized at Oslo University Hospital, where he passed away on May 17, 2024.

The letter did not provide details on the whereabouts of the remaining nine team members but indicated that the European Border Control Coast Guard Agency and the Norwegian Embassy in Accra, Ghana, have been notified and are working to locate and apprehend them.