2022 Commonwealth Games : Deborah Acquah wins historic bronze medal in Women’s Long Jump

Deborah Acquah made history claiming a bronze medal for Ghana for the first time in the women’s long jump event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

She becomes the first Ghanaian woman in history to win a Long jump medal at the Commonwealth Games.

Deborah made a leap of 6.94 metres breaking her personal best and setting a new national record.

She finished behind Nigerian Ese Brume who picked Gold with a new Games Record (GR) of 7.00m and Australia’s Brooke (6.95m).

She is the current holder of Ghana’s indoor long and triple jump records