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Ghana’s Deborah Acquah tops long jump qualifying despite late arrival at Commonwealth Games

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Published August 5, 2022
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Ghanaian long jump athlete, Deborah Acquah, has qualified for the final of the long jump event at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

Acquah, who received her UK visa, only 48 hours before her scheduled event at the games topped her qualifying group with a leap of 6.85, which was also the best across all groups.

🇬🇭 Deborah Acquah no dey talk plenty. She just dey show working! 🙌🏾💪🏾

✅️ Gets her visa late
✅ ️Arrives at the Games late
✅ Has a basic prep
️✅️ Tops her qualifying field#JoySports #CWG2022 pic.twitter.com/xlJeZDDSHn

— ⬅️ #JoySports (@JoySportsGH) August 5, 2022

She beat the automatic qualifying mark of 6.75 to sail through to the final of the long jump event.

Prior to her arrival at the games, Acquah said she was not going to use her late arrival as an excuse to not perform.

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“…this is not an excuse to not perform”

Deborah Acquah speaks after receiving her UK visa only 48 hours before her long jump event at the Commonwealth Games#JoySports pic.twitter.com/rM1IN7olaJ

— ⬅️ #JoySports (@JoySportsGH) August 5, 2022

She missed out on the final of the women’s long jump event at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon.

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