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Today's top sports stories: TV3 dead, Samuel Takyi wins bronze, Elaine Thompson makes history plus more

By Vincent Ashitey
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Catch up on some of the sports stories you may have missed on Primenewsghana.

 

1.Tokyo 2020: Joseph Paul Amoah fails to book men’s 200m finals spot (video)

Ghanaian sprinter, Joseph Paul Amoah has missed out on a place in the finals of the men’s 200m at the Tokyo Olympics.

 

2. Tokyo 2020: All fourteen Team Ghana athletes receive $4,200 each as per diem

National Sports Authority (NSA) boss Prof Peter Twumasi has revealed, all fourteen (14) athletes, coaches and officials Ghana sent to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have received their per diem at the ongoing global sports festival.

 

3. Kotoko react to death of former player Godfred Yeboah 'TV3'

Asante Kotoko have reacted to the sudden demise of their former player Godfred Yeboah popularly known as TV3.

 

 4. Tokyo 2020: Samuel Takyi loses fight, gets bronze at Olympics

Samuel Takyi's hopes of winning a gold medal at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics was dashed on Tuesday after losing his semifinal fight.

 

5.  7 Hearts of Oak, 4 Kotoko players invited for Black Stars B camping

 Forty-three players have been invited as the Black Stars ‘B’ team commence camping ahead of their upcoming assignments.

 

6. Tokyo 2020: Elaine Thompson-Herah completes unprecedented ‘double-double’

Elaine Thompson-Herah has won the women’s 200m final at the Tokyo Olympics.

 

7. Tokyo 2020: Spain beat Japan to set up final showdown with Brazil

Marco Asensio struck in an extra-time winner as Spain ended Japan’s hopes of Olympic gold in men’s football with a 1-0 (aet) victory, setting up a clash with Brazil in Saturday’s final.