Joseph Paul Amoah has emerged victorious in the contest for the 2022 SWAG MTN/Adamus Male Athlete of the Year after beating Benjamin Azamati to the coveted prize.
Amoah, Amoah, who turned 26 just 16 days before this year’s awards, won gold at the Morgan State Legacy Meet 100 meters race at the Hughes Stadium in Morgan St. University in Baltimore in April 2022.
He also won bronze in the 200 meters race at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, UK with a time of 20.49.
He was also in strong contention for the SWAG Sports Personality of the Year, a category he lost to Ajax star Mohammed Kudus.
The 2019 African Games 4 × 100 meters relay gold medal winner is currently ranked 51st in men’s 200 meters with a score of 1185 while his global ranking in the men’s 100 meters is 127th with a score of 1159, according to World Athletics Organisation.
The category was probably the hottest among all the various 29 categories featuring about 40 sportsmen and women together with Sports Administrators and institutions.
