Abeiku Gyekye Jackson could not qualify to the next stage of the 50 meter freestyle swimming event at the Olympics. He made 24.30 sec in Heat 5 and placed 6th.
He is Ghana’s first male swimmer in the quadrennial multi-sport event. He was ranked 55th, beating 30 other participants. As in Kaya Forson's case, no one from Heat 5 qualified. Ghanaian judoka Szandra Szogedi is also out of the Olympics.
Boxer Abdul Omar will fight on Thursday, August 11. Argentine Alberto Melian will be his opponent.
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