 Azamati-Kwaku at the 2023 African Games | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Benjamin Azamati-Kwaku | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Ghanaian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 January 1998 Akim Oda | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Ghana | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m | |||||||||||||||||
| College team | West Texas A&M University | |||||||||||||||||
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Benjamin Azamati-Kwaku (born 14 January 1998) is a Ghanaian sprinter, who currently competes for ASICS Global.
He made history by breaking a 22-year national record held by Leo Myles Mills on 26 March 2021 in Texas by clocking 9.97 seconds to qualify him for the Tokyo Summer Olympics.[1]
Mustafa Ussif, the Sports Minister and Dr Bella Bello Bitugu, the Director of the University of Ghana Sports Directorate, congratulated Benjamin Azamati on the national feat.[2]
- ^ "Leo Myles Mills reacts to Benjamin Azamati's 100m national record". GhanaWeb. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Sports Minister, University of Ghana congratulate Benjamin Azamati on new 100m record". myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 1 April 2021.