Akwasi Frimpong: Ghana’s first skeleton Olympian aims to make a positive impact on the economy

Frimpong is more about partnerships where, he says, the relationship has a stronger foundation and both parties work to help each other grow. Frimpong visited the headquarters of the Ghana Gas company last week in Accra, the national capital, as well as a gas plant in the Western Region of Ghana.

His objective was to better understand how Ghana Gas operates and to know the people who carry out the company’s mission of “contributing to the economic development of gas in Ghana…in a safe, profitable, responsible and reliable manner for the clients. ”

Frimpong also took the opportunity to visit schools in Kumasi in the Ashanti region of Ghana where he taught over 600 children aged 8 to 15 about the power of resilience and getting out of your comfort zone. .

“I have proudly worn the Ghana National Gas Company logo on my skeleton suit since 2019. Their support has helped me break into the elite level of the sport but I have always wanted to do more and with the current economic situation and c This is a great opportunity to showcase Ghana Gas to the world and the difference they are making nationally and internationally.

Frimpong is training and targeting the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics after the 2022 Games when Covid prevented him from completing three qualifying races.