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African Para Games underway in Ghana despite delay to African Games

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African Paralympic Committee emblemAFRICAPARALYMPICS.ORGAfrican Para Games underway in Ghana despite delay to African GamesThis photo essay documents the opening celebrations, national flags, participating delegations and official guests in Accra. It presents the Para Games as a separate event that proceeded while the African Games were delayed. The images offer a contemporary visual record, with source credits to Ghanaian sporting bodies and the African Paralympic Committee.
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This photo essay documents the opening celebrations, national flags, participating delegations and official guests in Accra. It presents the Para Games as a separate event that proceeded while the African Games were delayed. The images offer a contemporary visual record, with source credits to Ghanaian sporting bodies and the African Paralympic Committee.

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This is a short editorial summary with attribution. The original publisher retains responsibility for its reporting and any later corrections. Earlier previews describe plans at their publication date, which may differ from the final Games programme.

Ghanaian delegation members in matching patterned outfits gather around Ghana’s flag; several athletes use crutches. 1,141 Flickr archive photographs
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The February 2023 organising committee inauguration and preparations for the African Para Games.
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Youth and Sports Minister inaugurates LOC for 2023 Africa Para Games

Ghana’s sports minister inaugurated a ten-member organising committee for the planned first African Para Games, chaired by Chris Boadi-Mensah. The occasion also included the commissioning of the AfPC and Ghana NPC secretariat and presentation of the Games logo. The report records the organisational preparations and the announced September competition dates.

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LOC of 2023 Africa Para-Games embarks on a facility tour with the media

Organisers took journalists around proposed competition sites on 16 May, including Accra Sports Stadium, Eden Heights, Trust Sports Emporium and the University of Ghana. Samson Deen discussed preparations and sought publicity and corporate support. This is a useful record of the original venue plan, before the sporting programme and final arrangements changed.

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More than 40 per cent of African Para Games programme culled due to unmet requirements

Inside the Games reported that athletics, powerlifting and goalball had been removed from the proposed programme. An IPC spokesperson attributed the changes to unmet requirements and unavailable facilities or equipment. The article captures a significant preparation setback; its remaining four-sport forecast should be distinguished from the three sports ultimately recorded after the Games.

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African Paralympic Committee emblemAFRICAPARALYMPICS.ORGAfrican Para Games underway in Ghana despite delay to African GamesThis photo essay documents the opening celebrations, national flags, participating delegations and official guests in Accra. It presents the Para Games as a separate event that proceeded while the African Games were delayed. The images offer a contemporary visual record, with source credits to Ghanaian sporting bodies and the African Paralympic Committee.
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