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Other Sports of Sunday, 29 June 2008

Source: GNA

Accra Metro wins Greater Accra Regional Sports Festival

Accra, June 29, GNA - Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA)

collected six gold medals to win this year's Greater Accra Regional

Sports Festival which ended at the University of Ghana Sports

Grounds, Legon, Accra on Saturday. Ga East District took the second position with two gold medals

and a silver, Dangme West placed third with three silver and one

bronze with the fourth position going to Dangme East who had one

silver and one bronze while Ga West came fifth with only a bronze

medal. Mr Kofi Allotey, Ga East Municipal Chief Executive praised the

Regional Sports Council for successful organizing the event that has

proved to be a success. He urged the participants to refrain from cheating in sports which

would tend to mar their God-given talents. The Municipal Chief Executive also asked them to be disciplined

and to take their training seriously so that they win laurels for

themselves and the nation as a whole. The next competition would be hosted by the Ga West District.