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Ghana Suspended From Olympic Events

By Quibian Salazar-Moreno on Jan 14th 2011 8:20AM
Filed under: Other Sports

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Ghana Suspended From Olympic Events


Although it's not a sure thing at the moment, the African country of Ghana could lose its chance to participate in the 2012 Olympics in London. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) suspended the nation, after infighting ay its National Olympic Committee of Ghana. The IOC suspended Ghana by reason of political interference.


"The IOC has deployed every possible effort in order to help resolve the situation that the NOC of Ghana has been facing for 18 months and find a long-term solution with all parties concerned," the IOC said in a press release.


"However, the obvious lack of cooperation of the government authorities in Ghana and lack of respect of the Ghana public authorities' written commitment to take all necessary actions to revise the sports legislation in Ghana before the end of 2010 in a sense that would allow the NOC and the Olympic Movement in Ghana to operate in full autonomy and in accordance with the Olympic Charter have forced the IOC Executive Board to decide to suspend the NOC of Ghana in order to protect the Olympic Movement in Ghana (pursuant to the applicable rules of the Olympic Charter, in particular Rule 28.9), with all consequences provided for in the Olympic Charter."

The suspension bars Ghana from participating in qualifying events like the 2011 All Africa Games and the 2012 All African Games along with other international competitions. They country also loses its Olympic funding. Not being able to participate in Olympic-qualifying events basically writes off their chances of being a part of the Olympic Games. Officials in Ghana said that they have yet to receive official word of their suspension.

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