Mr. James Thompson, organizer of the Willie Williams Athletics Championship has congratulated Rasheed Saminu for breaking the national 100m record twice this year. Rasheed Saminu won the 100m in the 2022 edition of the Willie Williams Athletics Championship held at the university of Ghana stadium in Legon.

James Thompson Ansumah aka Bakayano said the Willie Williams Athletics has produced many champion athletes for Ghana, notable among the are Benjamin Azamati who won the first edition in 2018, Solomon Hammond, winner of the 2019 edition, Rasheed Saminu won the 2022 edition and James Dadzie was the first runner up, all of are olympians and based in the US. James Thompson said it is time the government of Ghana support the Willie Williams Athletics financially to be able to produce more athletes for the country.

He said government should assist the athletics federation, Ghana Athletics to organize many competitions for the country to help the athletes improve upon their performances. James Thompson is also the organizer of the Tizza football gala and athletics, he also called on corporate bodies to sponsor individuals who are helping in their own small ways to organize competitions for the the athletes, the federation cannot do it alone.

From Sammy Heywood Okine