Ghana is set for a busy September on the global sporting stage, with athletes competing in both the World Athletics Championships in Japan and the World Armwrestling Championships in Bulgaria.

Ghana Athletics has confirmed an eight-member squad for the 2025 World Athletics Championships, scheduled for September 13–21 in Tokyo. Leading the team is national sprint sensation Abdul-Rasheed Saminu, who recently shattered Ghana’s 100m record twice with blistering runs of 9.86s and 9.84s, eclipsing Benjamin Azamati’s previous 9.90s mark.

Saminu will line up against world-class sprinters including Noah Lyles and Kenny Bednarek of the USA, as well as Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson and Oblique Seville. He will be joined in the men’s 100m by Azamati, while Ibrahim Fuseini takes on the 200m and Alex Amankwa contests the 800m.

The men’s 4x100m relay team features Saminu, Azamati, Fuseini, Barnabas Aggerh, Joseph Paul Amoah, and Mustapha Alufa Bokpin, giving Ghana strong representation in the sprints. On the women’s side, Rose Amoaniwaa Yeboah will be Ghana’s sole female competitor, featuring in the high jump.

Meanwhile, on a different front, the Ghana Armwrestling Federation (GAF) has announced a three-member team for the World Armwrestling Championships in Albena, Bulgaria. The selected pullers are Daniel Acquah (60kg), Mabel Yeboah (55kg), and Blessed Abeka Nunoo (60kg). They will compete against more than 1,300 athletes from 92 countries in an event running until September 23, 2025.

With Ghana’s sprinters chasing medals in Tokyo and its armwrestlers testing their strength in Bulgaria, the nation will be flying its flag high across two major international arenas this month.