African Games 2023: Abeku Jackson wins bronze in 100m butterfly event

Story By: joy sports

Ghana’s team captain, Abeku Jackson, has won his second medal at the ongoing African Games competition after his success in the men’s 100m butterfly event.

Abeku claimed a bronze medal in the event finishing with a time of 53.80 seconds.

The 23-year-old’s achievement adds to Ghana’s four medals which were won over the weekend and a second for the swimmer after clinching bronze in the men’s 50m butterfly event.

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The Ghanaian was beaten to gold and silver by Egypt’s Nasr Abdalla (53.29s) and Eaton Jarden (53.45s) respectively.

The race was done on Tuesday morning after a false start on Monday evening meant it had to be pushed to another time.

On Sunday, Abeku became the Ghanaian swimmer to win a medal at the African Games, ending a long-standing drought in the sport for the nation.

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