Benjamin Azamati

Benjamin Azamati-Kwaku (born 14 January 1998) be Ghanaian sprinter, wey right now he dey boot give ASICS Global. 

He make history as he break record wey chop 22-year for Ghana insyd wey Leo Myles Mills set for 26 March 2021 for Texas as he clock 9.97 seconds wey he take qualify give de Tokyo Summer Olympics."Leo Myles Mills reacts to Benjamin Azamati's 100m national record". GhanaWeb. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021. 

Mustafa Ussif, de Sports Minister den Dr Bella Bello Bitugu, de Director of de University of Ghana Sports Directorate, congratulate Benjamin Azamati as he break de national record."Sports Minister, University of Ghana congratulate Benjamin Azamati on new 100m record". myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

 Early life den education 
Azamati dier, dem born am for 14 January 1998 as ein poppie John den ein mummie Faustina Azamati dey Akim Oda, for Ghana."Athletics – Benjamin Azamati Kwaku (Ghana)". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 3 September 2021."Benjamin Azamati: All you need to know about Ghana's sprint king". GhanaWeb. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2023.

As he dey grow, na he dey lyk sport waa especially football, but he start dey do athletics as he dey go de Presbyterian Boys' Senior High School insyd Accra. Dis be wer dem discover ein running talent by ein PE masters (Nathaniel Botchway, Gideon Dukplah den Kofi Dadzie).

 Occupation den honors 
As a 21-year old he emerge as Olympic hopeful give Ghana insyd de sprints after he dey boot 100 metres insyd 10.02 seconds HT for de 2019 Ghana's Fastest Human competition.Online, African Post (27 March 2021). "23-year-old Ghanaian sprinter, Benjamin Azamati breaks a 22-year-old record and set for Tokyo 2021 Olympics". African Post Online. Retrieved 23 March 2024."Benjamin Azamati: Ghana's Beacon of Hope In Athletics". Kwesilive.com. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2020. He chop gold medal insyd de 4x100m relay for de 2019 African Games insyd Rabat. He chop de GUSA 100m for two occasions.

Insyd 2021, he improve de 100m national record plus 9.97 wey he improve ein 200m personal best go 20.13.

For 25 March 2022, Azamati improve ein own 100m national record to early world lead of 9.90 seconds insyd Texas, USA, wey dey make am de joint 4th fastest collegiate of all-time plus Trayvon Bromell."USTFCCCA InfoZone: Records and Lists ::: USTFCCCA". Retrieved 27 March 2022. Dis mark sanso place am widin de top 50 all-time 100m sprint performances plus 6 Africans per wey dey boot faster insyd de continent for de tym."100 Metres - men - senior - outdoor". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 26 March 2022.

 Personal bests 

 Outdoor 

 100 metres - 9.90 (+2.0 m/s, Texas 2022)
 200 metres - 20.13 (+1.1 m/s, Texas 2021)

 Indoor 

 60 metres - 6.54 ( Albuquerque 2022)
 200 metres - 20.57 (Texas 2022)

 International championships 
+Dey represent  GhanaYearCompetitionPositionEventTimeWind (m/s)VenueNotes2019African Games1st4 × 100 m relay38.30Rabat, Morocco"12th African Games Athletics – Results Book – Rabat, Morocco, 26th – 30th August 2019"" (PDF). www.atos.net. ATOS. 29 August 2019. p. 57. Archived from the original (pdf) on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2022."Athletics - African Games 2019 - Results Men". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 7 August 2022.World Championships13th4 x 100 m relay38.24 (SB)Doha, Qatar"4 x 100 Metres Relay Men - Round 1" (PDF). www.iaaf.org. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2022.2021World Relay ChampionshipsDQ4 x 100 m relay—Chorzów, Poland"World Relay Championships Athletics 2021 - Results Men". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 7 August 2022.2020 Summer OlympicsDQ4 x 100 m relay—Tokyo"Athletics - Tokyo 2021 - Results Men". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 7 August 2022.2022Oslo ExxonMobil Bislett Games4th100m10.15Oslo"Oslo ExxonMobil Bislett Games Athletics 2022 - Results Men". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 7 August 2022.Paris-St-Denis Meeting Areva8th200m20.77Paris"Paris-St-Denis Meeting Areva Athletics 2022 - Results Men". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 7 August 2022.2022 World Athletics Championships29th100m10.18Oregon"World Championships de Athletics 2022 - Results Men". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 7 August 2022.5th4 x 100m relay38.07 (NR)"World Championships de Athletics 2022 - Results Men". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 7 August 2022.Commonwealth Games4th100 m10.16Birmingham"Athletics - Commonwealth Games 2022 - Results Men". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 7 August 2022."Benjamin Azamati finishes 4th in 100m final at the Commonwealth Games". GhanaWeb. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022."Commonwealth Games: Benjamin Azamati finishes 4th in men's 100m final - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Accra: The Multimedia Group. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.

 References 

Category:Human
Category:Ghanaians
Category:Ghanaian sportspeople
Category:Ghanaian sportsmen
Category:1998 births
Category:Ghanaian male sprinters
Category:Athletes (track den field) at de 2019 African Games
Category:Competitors at de 2019 Summer Universiade
Category:Athletes (track den field) at de 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic athletes for Ghana
Category:Presbyterian Boys' Senior High School alumni
Category:African Games medalists insyd athletics (track den field)
Category:African Games gold medalists for Ghana
Category:Athletes (track den field) at de 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:People wey komot Eastern Region (Ghana)