Ghana Athletics elective congress slated for August 10

The Executive Board of Ghana Athletics (GA) has announced that its 2023 quadrennial elective congress has been slated for Thursday, August 10 at Techiman in the Bono region.

The exercise, as explained in a statement signed by the Chief Executive Officer of GA, Mr Fuseini Bawa, was in accordance with Article 13.3 of the GA constitution.

According to the statement, the event is expected to start at exactly 11am.

The positions to be contested for at the congress include President, First Vice President, Second Vice President (Female), Treasurer, Organising Secretary and a Deputy Organising Secretary.

The statement said candidates must represent a member association and nomination must be signed by a Chairman or Secretary General of the member association.

It added that only delegates shall be admitted to the floor of congress.

Giving details of the congress process, the statement explained that nomination forms must be submitted to the CEO on or by July 11 with the congress agenda and the list of nominees expected to be published on Tuesday, July 18.

The process, it said, would require all members to submit their delegate list by July 18 with proposed motions or constitutional amendments expected to be sent to the CEO by July 13.

It said only delegates representing members shall be allowed to attend and vote.

BY TIMES SPORTS REPORTER