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Winnifred Ntumi won Ghana's first medals at the 2023 African Games after bagging three medals in the Weightlifting competition on Sunday, March 10, 2023.
He pointed out that, unlike the frustrating situation she is in now, she was fully paid after winning medals in the previous edition of the competition held in 2019.
Ntumi's outstanding performance unfolded at the GCB Hall, where she dominated the women's 45kg and 49kg snatch events, claiming gold and two silver medals, respectively.
Winnifred Ntumi stated that she is not the only athlete yet to receive her bonuses but all Ghanaian athletes who won medals at the 2023 African Games have not been paid.
Ntumi, the first athlete to win a medal for Ghana during the games, said all efforts to get her money from the government have proved futile.
Winnifred Ntumi, a gold medalist from the recently held African Games in Accra has called out the Ministry of Youth and Sports for failing to pay her bonuses..
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