Commonwealth Games Day 5 Wrap: Yaw Addo misses out on quarterfinal spot as Abeku Jackson finishes 6th in semis

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Abeku Jackson and Samuel Yaw Addo failed to progress to the next phase of the ongoing 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Monday, August 1.

With a disappointing performance in the first week of the games, Team Ghana is hoping to end the competition on a high level but the start of the second week did not go as planned.

Here is a wrap of Ghana’s performance from Day 5.

In swimming, Abeku Jackson finished 6th in the 100m butterfly semis and missed out on a place in the final.

The boxing event also saw Yaw Addo suffer a 2-3 defeat at the hands of Northern Ireland’s Clepson Antonio Dos Santos as he missed out on a quarterfinal berth.

Ghana’s cyclist Emmanuel Sackey competed in the men’s 1000m time trial but failed to win a medal, placing 20th with a time of 1:20.526.

Joseph Commey advanced to the quarterfinals of the featherweight division after beating Vanuatu’s Allan Oaike.

The Games continue until August 8.