CHIEF DIRECTOR FOR MINISTRY OF YOUTH AND SPORTS IN FRANCE FOR PARIS 2024 PRE-DELEGATION REGISTRATION MEETING

Story By: Gyamfi Elizabeth Alhassan

Mr. William Katey, Chief Director of Ministry of Youth and Sports has arrived in Paris, France ahead of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Pre-Delegation Registration Meeting (Pre-DRM) billed to take place at the Paris 2024 Games Village.

The Chief Director is in Paris together with Ghana’s Chef de mission for Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, Mr. Henry Kwaku Nyanteh Larbi to attend and participate in the Pre-Delegation Registration Meeting held on Tuesday 18th June 2024 at the Paris 2024 Games Village.

The team will also hold meeting with the Paris 2024 National Committees Services and Relations Team as well as familiarize with some strategic and critical Games management systems and services.

Upon his arrival in Paris, the Chief Director visited the Paralympic Team made up of Para Athletics and Wheelchair Tennis athletes in training camp in Paris, Gennevilliers with the support of Ghana’s Embassy in France and the Mayor of Gennevilliers.

During the visit, the Chief Director took the opportunity to congratulat the Para Athletics Team for their sterling performance in the just ended Handisport Open Paris 2024 Grand Prix held from 13 to 14 June 2024. in Paris. He was full of praise for Zinabu Issah who had qualified to represent Ghana in the upcoming Paralympic Games in France and assured the athletes of the Ministry’s continuous support and urged them to put in their best as well as make good use of the facilities at the training venue in Gennevilliers.

Mr William Katey also encouraged the team to take advantage of similar facilities at Borteyman(Sports Complex) in Accra built recently by the government that hosted the 13th African Games.

Meanwhile, the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games scheduled for 28th August to 8th September 2024, thus few weeks after the Olympic Games. Ghana is expected to present athletes in Para Athletics, Powerlifting, Taekwondo, Wheelchair Tennis, Cycling among other Para Sporting Disciplines.

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