Botsyo Nkegbe’s national recognition highlights a career of sporting leadership
The IPC celebrated Raphael Botsyo Nkegbe’s impact after he received the Sports Writers Association of Ghana’s Sports Personality of the Year award.
Botsyo Nkegbe seated beside an athletics track, as pictured in the IPC’s October 2020 feature on his Paralympic career.
Photo credit: International Paralympic Committee (source publication; photographer not identified)
The IPC celebrated Raphael Botsyo Nkegbe’s impact after he received the Sports Writers Association of Ghana’s Sports Personality of the Year award. Its October 2020 feature recalled his Tokyo qualification through a 14.22-second T54 100m performance at the Desert Challenge Games in Arizona.
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Nkegbe described how Para sport had supported his livelihood and helped challenge perceptions of disability. He also highlighted the racing club he founded in 2012 to create opportunities for younger athletes in Ghana.