Ghana armwrestling has been Number 2 on the African continent, falling behind perennial winners Egypt who are ranked 13th globally with four stars.
The Golden Arms, who swept 45 medals from the 11th edition of the Africa Armwrestling Championship at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Surulere at Lagos, Nigeria, are ranked 29th globally and judged to be better than sporting powerhouse – Great Britain, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Argentina, and Canada.
Other African nations who have been ranked among the top 50 global nations are Nigeria (33rd) and Cameroon (39).
The Ghana Armwrestling Federation has been leading the drive to improve the popularity of the sport among young with President of the federation, Charles Osei Asibey securing sponsorship to launch the HD+ Kids Armwrestling competition.
During the launch of the second edition of the competition, the President of the Federation revealed that his outfit has targeted reaching out to 15,000 Junior and Senior High School students as season II of the HD+ Kids Armwrestling challenge gathers momentum.
