“I came last but it doesn’t matter” – Ghana’s Akwasi Frimpong competing in Winter Olympics

 

 

 

Akwasi Frimpong of Ghana reacts in the finish area during the Men’s Skeleton heats at Olympic Sliding Centre on February 16, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

Ghana's Frimpong Akwasi, only the 2nd Ghanaian to compete in the Winter Olympics, ended his debut at the sport of Skeleton but went on to enjoy anything, reports Punch. The 32-year-old Frimpong was strengthened by his wife Erica and 10-month-old daughter Ashanti, as well as Korean and Ghana fans watching the stands. He said:

It was such an emotional moment for me because I remember in July 2015 my wife told me she didn’t want me to be 99 years old and still chasing my Olympic dream.

Frimpong describes the competing experience;

The Olympic experience was awesome. I’ve never been in a place where so many people are cheering you on.
I came last but the most important thing is that I won the hearts of the people. You feel like you’re a gold medallist, that’s how they make you feel each run. It’s incredible.

Frimpong will compete at the next Winter Olympics.  He said:

I still have a lot to improve on. I came last but it doesn’t matter. I’ve only been doing it for a year and a half.
The rest of the world doesn’t understand the work you have to do behind the scenes. But I know what it takes to get here and I’m just really eager and excited for the next four years.

 He said:

I’m going to take my wife on vacation. I don’t know where yet, but somewhere warm — I want the sun and the sand. Hopefully I can surprise her by taking her somewhere like Hawaii. Or maybe the Dominican Republic, where we went on honeymoon.

Photo Credit: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images

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