Ghana’s sprint sensation, Benjamin Azamati, has emerged as Africa’s fastest sprinter in the 60m category, showcasing an outstanding performance at the 2024 New Mexico Team Open at the Albuquerque Convention Centre in New Mexico, USA held last month.
According to Graphic Online, World Athletics – the global governing body for athletics, recently unveiled its updated rankings of the world’s fastest sprinters, where Azamati’s remarkable time of 6.57 seconds in Heat 1 of the Open propelled him to the top of the list.
Notably representing Texas A&M, Azamati’s stellar display secured him the second position in the finals, narrowly trailing behind David Foster from the University of California.
Ghana’s presence on the international sprinting stage does not end with Azamati. James Dadzie and Joseph Oduro Manu also made significant strides, both securing spots among the top 10 fastest sprinters in Africa for the 60 meter category.
Dadzie’s impressive run of 6.58 seconds during the Stan Scott Memorial Finals on 13 January in Texas earned him the second spot in Africa and 14th position globally.
Meanwhile, Manu’s time of 6.65 seconds in the 2024 New Mexico Team Open Finals placed him joint sixth in Africa and 74th globally.
Ghana boasts the highest representation in World Athletics’ top 10 fastest African sprinters in the 60m category, surpassing countries like Cote d’Ivoire, which has two representatives, and others such as Liberia, South Africa, Senegal, Nigeria, and Cameroon, each with one representative.