American Olympic Gold Medalist, World champion and Board Member for Sports Equity™ Lab a research organization, Dr. Edwin Moses is gearing up to join other sports enthusiasts in the unveiling of a 10-meter tall installation, showcasing six iconic sports personalities hailed as ‘African Giants’.
The initiative spearheaded by Sports Equity™ Lab (SEL) with support from the African Union Sports Council, Ghana’s Ministry of Youth and Sports, and Swiss sportswear company On, the campaign, titled Victory in Unity, is expected to be unveiled at the University of Ghana Stadium on Thursday 7th March 2024 ahead of the commencement of the 13th African games dubbed ‘ACCRA 2023’ slated for 8th March 2024.
Renowned icons featured in the lineup include luminaries such as Feryal Abdelaziz, the first female Egyptian karateka to win Olympic gold; Raphael Botsyo Nkegbe, the first Ghanaian to qualify for the 2020 Paralympics; Noemi Alphonse, the first Mauritian para-athlete to reach a Paralympic Games final; Mpumelelo Mhlongo, a multi-world championship Paralympic Games medalist; Hellen Obiri, the only woman to have won world titles in indoor track, outdoor track, and cross country; and Abedi Ayew Pele, regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time.
According to founder of Sports Equity™ Lab, Professor Dr Yetsa Tuakli-Wosornu, “Despite being faced with myriad challenges – limited resources, insufficient funding, and systemic biases – Africa continues to produce a constellation of stellar athletes who defy odds and etch their names in sporting history year over year, and generation over generation.”
Head of Africa for On Navalayo Osembo said “As one of the African continent’s prime sports events featuring 4000 athletes from over 50 African countries competing in 29 different sports, the reach and relevance of the African Games are unparalleled.
Being present at this impactful event and helping to further Sports Equity Lab’s mission of increasing inclusion and reducing inequities in sports is a vital project for us, especially as On’s engagement in Africa is still in its early stages”.
The 13th African Games will be held from March 8 to March 23 with the newly built Borteyman Sports Complex and renovated University of Ghana Stadium set to host a bulk of the competition.
