Commonwealth Games: Boxer Collapses in Tears

Day 6: 31 Jul 2002

Boxing
In the light-middleweight Paul Smith, from Liverpool won a controversial decision over Ghana's Thomas Awimbono. Smith won 21-17 and the announcement forced Awimbono to collapse to his knees in tears.

Darren Langley easily beat Ghana's Joseph Martey 23-8 in the light-flyweight category

Judo
Two Ghanaians, Emmanuel Kodjo Nartey and Alex Amoako Mensah lost their bids to win medals for the country when they lost their preliminary judo bout at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Manchester.

Nartey, fighting in the 60kg division, lost to scottish D. Somerville while Amoako was defeated by Seychelles F. Labrosse in the same division. Ghana, which presented four candidates in judo now has S.K. Mensah Ahianor and David B. Agbugbuah remaining who do battle on Wednesday in the 73kg and 81kg, respectively.

Day 5: 30 Jul 2002

Boxing
Quarterfinals: Light Welterweight (Up to 63.5 kilos)
Darren Barker, England, defeated. Lartei Emmanuel Lartey (Ghana) on points 24-8.

Quarterfinals Heavyweight (Up to 91 kilos)
Kertson Manswell, Trinidad and Tobago defeated. Charles Quartey, Ghana, points 22-18.

Day 4: 29 Jul 2002

Men's 200m Final
1, Frankie Fredericks, Namibia, 20.06 seconds. 2, Marlon Devonish, England, 20.19. 3, Darren Campbell, England, 20.21. 4, Dominic Demeritte, Bahamas, 20.21. 5, Abdul Aziz Zakari, Ghana, 20.29. 6, Morne Nagel, South Africa, 20.35. 7, Joseph Batangdon, Cameroon, 20.36. 8, Christian Malcolm, Wales, 20.39.

Men's 200m Semi Final 1
1 Frankie Fredericks (Nam) 20.34 Q
2 Marlon Devonish(Eng) 20.55 Q
3 Abdul Aziz Zakari (Gha) 20.57 Q
4 Darren Campbell (Eng) 20.58 Q
5 Marvin Regis (Tri) 21.06
6 Jermaine Joseph (Can) 21.09
7 Doug Turner(Wal) 21.11
8 Ioannis Markoulidis (Cyp) 21.16

Boxing
Men's Middleweight (Up to 75kgs) Preliminary Bouts: Murtala Abdulsalam (Ngr) beat Ernest Amuzu (Ghana); Referee stoped fight in round one.

Day 3: 28 Jul 2002

Track & Field
ZAKARI Abdul Aziz run 20.73 to qualify for the quater finals of the men 200m
Men's 200m Round 2 (Heat 4)
1 Marlon Devonish (Eng) 20.63 Q
2 Abdul Aziz Zakari (Gha)20.73 Q
3 Dallas Roberts (Nzl) 21.24 Q
4 Doug Turner (Wal) 21.24 Q
5 TawandaChiwira (Zim) 21.29
6 Peter Pulu (Png) 22.10
7 Kurvin Wallace (Skn) 22.15
8 Yusupha Bojang (Gam) 22.68

Men's Triple Jump Final
1 Jonathan Edwards (Eng) 17.86 (GR)
2 Phillips Idowu (Eng)17.68
3 Leevan Sands (Bah) 17.26
4 Andrew Owusu (Gha) 16.84
5 Tosin Oke (Eng)16.65
6 Steven Shalders (Wal) 16.37
7 Andrew Murphy (Aus) 16.37
8 BrianWellman (Ber) 15.84
9 Quincy Howe (Tri) 15.79
10 Dominic Ukwome (Ngr) 15.42
11 Ayata Joseph (Ant) 15.15
12 Fagamanu Sofai (Sam) 14.24
13 KaribataakeKatimiri (Kri) Did Not Start

Boxing
Men's Light Welterweight (Up to 63.5kgs) Quarter Finals: Lartei Emmanuel Lartey(Ghana) bt Michael Springer (Tri) rsf 2nd rd

Badminton
Mixed Team Group C
Botswana bt Ghana 3-2
(Men Doubles: Martin Awusu Adu and Ben Noah Ayim (Gha) btMmoloki Motlhala and Oreeditse Thela (Bot) 5-7 7-1 8-7 0-7 7-6
Men Singles: IssahMohammed (Gha) bt Mmoloki Motlhala (Bot) 7-2 6-8 7-1 7-5
Women Doubles: LeungoTshweneetsile and Joyce Malebogo Arone (Bot) bt Theresa Tetteh and Mary Ennoo (Gha)8-7 8-6 7-2
Women Singles: Leungo Tshweneetsile (Bot) bt Theresa Tetteh (Gha)7-4 7-3 5-7 7-2
Mixed Doubles: Makhula Makhula and Joyce Malebogo Arone (Bot) btMartin Awusu Adu and Mary Ennoo (Gha) 7-4 2-7 7-3 4-7 7-5)

Barbados 3 Ghana 2
Men's Doubles: MartinAwusu Adu and Ben Noah Ayim (Gha) bt Andre Padmore and Curwin Cherubin (Bar) 3-0(8-7 7-1 7-4)
Men's Singles: Issah Mohammed (Gha) bt Ryan Holder (Bar) 3-2 (1-77-2 8-7 4-7 7-5)
Women's Doubles: Mariama Eastmond and Dionne Forde (Bar) btTheresa Tetteh and Mary Ennoo (Gha) 3-0 (7-2 7-3 7-2)
Women's Singles: CarolineVaughn (Bar) bt Mary Ennoo (Gha) 3-0 (7-2 7-0 7-0)
Mixed Doubles: Ryan Holder andDionne Forde (Bar) bt Martin Awusu Adu and Theresa Tetteh (Gha) 3-1 (2-7 7-4 7-27-2)

Day 2: 27 Jul 2002

Track & Field
Margaret Simpson (5906) of Ghana ran an 800 metre race earning 812 points to seal the bronze medal position in the heptathlon. Australia took the gold and silver as Jane Jamieson and Kylie Wheeler triumph.

Eric Nkansah Appiah & Abdul Aziz Zakari both failed to make the finals of the 100m.
Semifinals
1, Kim Collins, St. Kitts and Nevis, 10.08 q. 2, Mark Lewis-Francis, England, 10.15 q. 3, Dwight Thomas, Jamaica, 10.16 q. 4, Uchenna Emedolu, Nigeria, 10.16 q. 5, Abdul Aziz Zakari, Ghana, 10.17, 6, Nick Macrozonaris, Canada, 10.29. 7, Michael Frater, Jamaica, 10.30. 8, Brian Dzingai, Zimbabwe, 10.59.

1, Dwain Chambers, England, 10.06 q. 2, Deji Aliu Nigeria, 10.14 q. 3, Pierre Browne, Canada, 10.20 q. 4, Jason Gardener, England, 10.21 q. 5, Asafa Powell, Jamaica, 10.26. 6, Eric Nkansah Appiah, Ghana, 10.29. 7, Anson Henry, Canada, 10.34. 8, Joseph Batangdon, Cameroon, 10.37.

Boxing
Lightweight (Up to 60 kilos): Koloba Sehloho (Lesotho) defeated King Abbey (Ghana) on points 24-16.

Light Welterweight (Up to 63.5 kilos): Lartei Emmanuel Lartey (Ghana) defeated Jason Naule (Nambia) on points 25-15.

Light Middleweight (Up to 71 kilos): Thomas Awimbono, Ghana, defeated Anthony St Clair, Trinidad and Tobago, points 19-10.

Day 1: 26 Jul 2002

Track & Field: Ghana's Margaret Simpson led the women's heptathlon with 1983 points after the 100 meters hurdles and high jump. Australians Jane Jamieson, the silver medalist in Kuala Lumpur

Women's 100m Round 1 (Heat 4)
1 Debbie Ferguson (Bah) 11.23 Q
2 Uduak Ekah (Ngr) 11.56 Q
3 PetaBarrett (Jam) 11.75 Q
4 Makelesi Bulikiobo (Fij) 12.01
5 Elisa Cossa (Moz)12.07
6 Vida Anim (Gha) 12.27
7 Desiree Cocks (Ang) 12.88
8 Leonie Mani (Cmr)Did Not Start

Men's 100m Round 2 (Heat 3)
1 Deji Aliu (Ngr) 10.16 Q
2 Asafa Powell (Jam) 10.28 Q
3 Eric Nkansah Appiah (Gha) 10.32 Q
4 Jason Gardener (Eng) 10.33 Q
5 IoannisMarkoulidis (Cyp) 10.52
6 Claude Toukene (Cmr) 10.76
7 Lamin Sanyang (Gam) 10.78
8 Moave Vu (Fij) 10.91

Men's 100m Round 2 (Heat 4)
1 Uchenna Emedolu (Ngr) 10.19 Q
2 Pierre Browne (Can) 10.28 Q
3 Abdul Aziz Zakari (Gha) 10.33 Q
4 Brian Dzingai (Zim) 10.62 Q
5 Jacey Harper(Tri) 10.63
6 Dallas Roberts (Nzl) 10.69
7 Obadele Thompson (Bar) Did NotStart
8 Gabrieli Waaivanua (Fij) Did Not Start

Boxing: Men's Featherweight (Up to 57kgs) Preliminary Bouts
Jonathan Mwila (Zam) bt Thomas Aryeetey (Gha) pts 19-18

Badminton: Wales made it a clean sweep of wins over Ghana in their final mixed doubles match, with Neil Cottrill and Robyn Ashworth breaking little sweat to beat Martin Owusu Adu and Mary Enoo 7-0 7-0 7-0.

Mixed Team Group C
Wales 5 Ghana 0 (Men's Doubles: Mathew Hughes and Martyn Lewis (Wal) bt MartinAwusu Adu and Ben Noah Ayim (Gha) 3-0 (7-1 7-1 7-0)

Men's Singles: RichardVaughan (Wal) bt Issah Mohammed (Gha) 3-0 (7-1 7-0 7-0) Women's Doubles: JoMuggeridge and Felicity Gallup (Wal) bt Theresa Tetteh and Mary Ennoo (Gha) 3-0 (7-07-1 7-0)

Women's Singles: Kelly Morgan (Wal) bt Theresa Tetteh (Gha) 3-0 (7-07-0 7-1)

Mixed Doubles: Neil Cottrill and Robyn Ashworth (Wal) bt Martin AwusuAdu and Mary Ennoo (Gha) 3-0 (7-0 7-0 7-0)