Frederick Lartey Otu (2nd R) presenting one of the items to members of the national team
The five
athletes and two coaches’ inability to participate in the recently ended 25th
World Championship in Manchester, UK, due to visa acquisition issues has
prompted a meeting.
Present at the meeting were Frederick Lartey Otu (president), board
members of the Ghana Taekwondo Federation (GTF) and two other board members‒ Stephen Amegashie (technical director) and Davis
Nii Attuquaye Clottey (PRO)
Mr.
Lartey Otu expressed his dissatisfaction in the turn of events on social media and
explained that “I had to apply for my visa separately after returning from
World Taekwondo Africa General Assembly because at that time the team had
started their process already. I came in to support, but unfortunately things
didn’t go as expected. I left with permission from the NSA and approval by board
members. Some of you the athletes saw me here a number of times, going up and
down, trying to get things done. At a point in time, I worked with your head
coach and Selasi at GOC Office. How can I bring scouts from Italy to pick
athletes to sponsor and then abandon the athletes?”
“My going
which was necessary has also brought good things for us. Meeting with Daedo
manufacturer for discussions on the usage of their products and discount
offers; Generation 2 of the protective and scoring system for us; sponsors for
our upcoming team championship in July and others. On this note, we want to
encourage you to keep your commitment to training, and motivate yourselves as African
Games approaches,” he added.
Eunice Adedapo, one of the five athletes who was supposed to compete in the Manchester Championship, apologised to the board on behalf of the team and appreciated the effort of the president in helping some of them pay for their visa processing fee.
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