Ghana’s first Skeleton Olympian and Bobsled & skeleton Federation- Ghana (BSF- Ghana) Founder and President, Akwasi Frimpong attended the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) 2022 Congress in Lausanne, Zwitserland.
Delegates at the IBSF Congress voted to change bylaws for unforeseen events and new IBSF executive members were elected.
The Congress concluded with a special exhibition at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne for IBSF representatives.
The Olympic Museum hosted several historic items from the sports including the skeleton suit worn by Akwasi Frimpong at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games.
It was the first time Frimpong saw his suit displayed at the museum. Nigeria also had a representative in attendance – making Ghana and Nigeria the only two African representatives at the 2022 IBSF Congress.
