Oh Heck Yeah I Got to See Nice Arms by Kezia Setyawan

For two days during the last weekend of July, I got to cover and talk photos of the 9th annual African Armwrestling Championship where athletes from across the continent got to compete to see who would be named champion. I saw Ghanaian time in its full power, the event was supposed to start at 11AM and didn’t until 2PM. Most importantly, I was grateful to see people be passionate about their sport and have so much joy through the whole experience.

The official Ghanaian fanclub leads with a band and performers to keep spirits high with competitors and to entertain the crowd.
Two Ghanaian competitors on the first day of competition deadlocked during the sitting portion of event.
A family celebrates a win during a semifinal bought between Ghana and Nigeria.
This Ghanaian competitor flexes over his win against Nigeria.
The two heavyweights from embrace as Chiek Diallo of Mali and Julian Boumsong of Cameroon won the right hand 110+kg and left hannd 110+kg competition respectively.
The Ghanaian team, Golden Arms celebrates their team medal domination across Africa.

 

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