Ghana Armwrestling Federation has partnered SES HD PLUS Ghana for the maiden edition of “HD+ Kids Arm-wrestling Championship”.
The new initiative by the Armwrestling Federation seeks to encourage kids to participate in arm-wrestling as a sport.
The tournament which is opened to children aged between 12 and 16 years will be held in Accra, Takoradi and Kumasi. Starting on 27th August in Accra, 17th September in Takoradi, and 7th October in Kumasi. The grand finale will be held in Accra on 28th October, 2022.
The first place winner will walk away with a cash price of GH₵2,000, medals, certificate of participation and goody bags from HD+. The second and third place winners of the respective weight categories will walk away with GH₵1,500 and GH₵1,000 respectively.
Chief Executive Officer of SES HD PLUS Ghana, Theodore Asampong, had this to say about the initiative; “We are pleased to have entered this partnership with the Ghana Arm-wrestling Federation. The HD+ Kids arm-wrestling championship supports HD+’s offer of a safe, educative, and fun environment for children. This is evident in the 2 dedicated kids’ channels available in HD quality, the parental access control feature and the My HD PLUS App that gives children access to their favorite channels on their phones or tablets with free data when the main TV in the house is not available. We are particularly excited about the improvement in social skills and wellbeing that participating children stand to gain from this competition.”
President of the Ghana Arm-wrestling Federation, Charles Osei Asibey in his remarks said, “This partnership with HD+ is a dream come true as GAF’s objective mandated by the World Arm-wrestling Federation (WAF) is to encourage participation by all especially juveniles. The foundation of any sport is development at the basic level hence, our joy as we embark on the journey with HD+. We have partnered with HD+ for this massive project because we believe they have the right platform to help us reach our target and we believe this partnership would go a long way to get more people participate in arm-wrestling while watching quality weekly production on the HD+ Service.”