The Ministry of Sports activities and Recreation, in partnership with the Millennium Marathon Sports activities Restricted, the Nationwide Sports activities Authority (NSA) and the KGL Group, has launched the Ghana Independence Day Stroll/Run. The nationwide marketing campaign is designed to advertise wellness, unity, and nationwide satisfaction via the ability of recreation and bodily exercise.
On the launched final Friday, organisers revealed that the occasion could be used to commemorate Ghana’s seventieth Independence anniversary. It should characteristic simultaneous 5-kilometre and 10-kilometre runs and walks, geared toward mobilising over 1 million Ghanaians in a collective show of nationwide spirit.
In response to the organisers, the March 7, 2026, initiative could be a key step towards fulfilling President John Dramani Mahama’s imaginative and prescient of participating communities via sports activities and recreation, fostering nationwide unity and wellness.
It additionally got here to mild that every one 16 Regional Coordinating Councils, and the Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDCEs) throughout Ghana and Ghana Athletics would work collectively to make sure a profitable occasion. Every area will organise its personal stroll/run, bringing collectively neighborhood members, conventional authorities, faculties, and native health golf equipment, all underneath one nationwide banner of unity and celebration.
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In a speech learn on his behalf by the Chief Director of the Ministry for Sports activities and Recreation, Mrs Wilhelmina Asamoah, Minister for Sports activities and Recreation, Mr Kofi Adams, emphasised that the occasion transcends mere competitors, describing it as a robust motion to foster neighborhood engagement, promote wholesome life, and strengthen the bonds that unite Ghanaians.
The President of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC), Mr Richard Akpokavie, expressed his outfit’s assist for the occasion, encouraging each Ghanaian to be engaged in bodily actions as a result of it is vitally vital.
The Race Director of Millennium Marathon Sports activities Restricted, Madam Catherine Morton, revealed that there can be numerous enjoyable video games, musical reveals, and leisure after the stroll/run to have fun the day. “As we countdown to Ghana’s seventieth Independence anniversary subsequent yr, let this be the spark that reignites our nationwide vitality, well being, and unity. Let it remind us all that independence just isn’t solely a political reward however a accountability to stay wholesome, united, and proud,” he added.