Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Africa - Voice of America: Paralympian Hopes to Lift Gold for Ghana

Africa - Voice of America
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Paralympian Hopes to Lift Gold for Ghana
Jun 20th 2012, 13:45

The Paralympic Games will be staged in London less than three weeks after the 2012 Summer Olympics end. Charles Teye is a disabled Ghanaian powerlifter who is headed to London in late August to show off his skills and try to win a medal. Teye has great hopes of winning a medal in the bench press in the 67.5 kilogram weight class.  He says he was just an infant when he lost both his legs because of an infection. "In the twinkle of an eye they realized that the whole legs ...

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