Ghana’s 4x100m men’s relay team narrowly missed out on an automatic qualification slot at the World Championships, after finishing 3rd in Heat 1 of the ongoing World Relays in China.
The quartet of Barnabas Aggerh, Sean Safo Antwi, Joseph Paul Amoah and Ibrahim Fuseni were just 5 hundredths of a second slower than 2nd placed Poland.
The race was won by Great Britain & NI, with Poland and Ghana completing the top three respectively.
It was a disappointing race for France, who finished 5th, with Korea in 4th and Colombia in 6th.
Ghana will have another chance to book a spot at the World Championships, when they take part in the men’s 4×100 metres Relay World Ch. Qualifying Round 2 on Sunday.
