800m Olympic Gold Medalist, Martha Bissah meets President

President Mahama has given a personal cash reward of GH¢10,000 to “amazing” junior Olympics gold winner, Martha Bissah and charged the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) to pay special attention to the development of her talent.


He said the honour the young athlete had brought to the nation was tremendous, and so her abundant talent must be harnessed in the interest of the nation.
The President received Martha Bissah and her parents yesterday at the Flagstaff House.

Bissah became the first Ghanaian to win an Olympic gold medal at any level after a blistering run in the 800 metres final of the just-ended Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China.