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Policy to mitigate hardship on athletes to be launched
To ameliorate their financial pain he has Unveild the Youth in Elite Sports for Ghana project to support these athletes.
He said the Youth in Elite Sports for Ghana would be launched soon to aid national athletes who are preparing for international competitions.
"The pandemic has caused immeasurable damage to the preparation of Ghanaian athletes towards the various qualifiers for the Olympic Games," Mr Asiamah noted.
"As a way to mitigate their plight, a collaboration between the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), the National Sports Authority (NSA), the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC), the National Paralympic Committee (NPC), the Ghana Football Association (GFA) and the Ministry of Youth and Sports for the institution of a stimulus package known as 'Youth in Elite Sports for Ghana' will be launched soon. The programme is to provide the needed mitigation stimulus to abate the economic impact on their preparation," he emphasised.