Ghana’s Cultural Games Association (CGA) will make its historic debut in the Cultural Olympiad initiative, which will take place during the Paris Games.
The Cultural Olympiad project, a multidisciplinary creative and cultural extravaganza, would include thousands of events at the intersection of art, sports, and Olympic principles.
From August 1 to 12, 2024, the Salles des Sports in Le Bourget, France, would host an exhibition of Ghanaian cultural games such as skyball, kontiball, amanball, chaskele, and pushboxing.
This milestone for the CGA-Ghana was attained after the Paris Olympic Committee approved the participation of these demonstration sports in the Cultural Olympiad, which is geared towards the global promotion of traditional sports.
It also seeks to use sports as a diplomatic tool for global peaceful coexistence, diversity, and social cohesion.
The event would converge global cultural educators, athletes, musical and cultural groups, fanatics, and media to share cultural experience and knowledg
e and strengthen diplomatic ties with individuals and organisations.
The CGA-Ghana, in a statement, said the recent milestone was achieved through the guidance and recommendations from the National Sports Authority (NSA), which has expanded their global outreach.
‘With profound support from the NSA, Ghana Education Service, and National Commission on Culture, the CGA has propelled the image of Ghana in the global cultural games space, having featured at global expos and festivals.
‘We are also appreciative of the immense support and technical advice from the France Embassy in Accra and Mr. Jules Bernard Assistant Chargé de Projet’s Cultures; Cultural Project Manager (Direction de la Culture) made this recognition from the Paris Olympic Games Committee possible in our quest to become the first African country to feature at the Cultural Olympiad.
‘We will best represent Ghana in demonstrating the Cultural Games and arts prowess on the sidelines of the Paris Games and also promoting the preservation of both
tangible and intangible cultural heritage,’ said Nana Boateng Gyimah II, National President of CGA-Ghana.
Source: Ghana News Agency