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Christian Amoah and Winnifred Ntumi have been crowned the MTN Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) Male and Female Weightlifters of the Year 2019.
The annual awards ceremony organized by SWAG aims to recognize athletes who push the limits to excel in Ghana.
Amoah, who is the captain of the men’s weightlifting team, had an extraordinary year winning eight medals.
The 21-year-old won three gold medals at the African Youth Weightlifting Championships in Uganda and three bronze medals at the African Games in Morocco and 2 bronze medals at the African Weightlifting Championships in Egypt.
Her counterpart Ntumi won a total of seven medals this year to see her crowned the best weightlifter.
She won a bronze medal at the 2019 African Weightlifting Championships and went on to win three bronze medals at the 2019 Africa Games in Morocco in the women’s 45 kg category.
The MTN SWAG Awards are the oldest award scheme in Ghana and SWAG’s innovation to properly celebrate individual athletes and sports administrators.
The 45th edition of the MTN SWAG awards will be held at the SWISS Spirit Alisa Hotel on October 10, 2020, in strict compliance with the COVID-19 protocols.
