A team of Paralympic athletes from Ghana are on the run after they failed to participate in the Fjordkraft Bergren Marathon in Oslo, Norway.
According to a letter dated July 3 from the Ministry of National Security, addressed to both 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 compete in the marathon.
However, they did not appear at the event.
Following the team’s non-appearance, a search was initiated. During this operation, Nana Antwi, a para-athlete and member of the team, was apprehended while attempting to travel from Norway to Sweden by train.
In a tragic turn of events, the team’s head coach, George Gyasi Gyamfi, was admitted to the Oslo University Hospital after collapsing on April 28, 2024.
He sadly passed away on May 17, 2024, following the team’s failure to compete in the marathon.
The letter did not provide information on the whereabouts of the remaining nine team members.
However, it did state that the European Border Control Coast Guard Agency and the Norwegian Embassy in Accra, Ghana, have been informed and are trying to locate them.
