2022 Commonwealth Games 200 Metre Men’s bronze medal winner Joseph Paul Amoah has qualified to compete in the final of the 2026 edition. [Scroll down to watch video]
The veteran sprinter progressed to the final after winning heat two of the semifinals in a time of 20.24 seconds of the men’s competition at the ongoing 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.
The final is scheduled to take place on Friday, July 31 at 20:25 GMT with South Africa’s Sinesipho Dambile leading the finalists after pacing the field with a time of 19.82 seconds.
However, fellow Ghana sprinters James Dadzie and Mustapha Bokpin missed out on qualifying to the final.
Speaking after the race, Paul Amoah made it known that he needed to clean up a few issues before the final.
🎥 🇬🇭 Ghana’s Joseph Paul Amoah stormed to victory in the men’s 200m semi-final (Heat 2) at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, clocking a season’s best 20.24 seconds.#CitiSports pic.twitter.com/xU6rtxPajh
— Citi Sports (@CitiSportsGHA) July 30, 2026
“I feel good. I had a pretty tough lane draw, I didn’t think I was going to get Lane Three but I had to psyche myself when the lanes came out…I think I did a pretty good execution. I have to clean up a few stuff going into the final” Amoah said.
🎥 🇬🇭 “It would have been very historic if we had all made it to the final, but we are grateful.”
Ghana’s Joseph Paul Amoah after qualifying for the men’s 200m final at the Commonwealth Games, while compatriots Mustapha Bokpin and James Dadzie bow out.#CitiSports pic.twitter.com/LaDQzlAEfW
— Citi Sports (@CitiSportsGHA) July 30, 2026
