To start with I went to the Munich Olympics by default. My boss veteran sports writer J.K.Addo- Twum (now Nana Addo-Twum) should have covered the Games for the Daily Graphic but he stepped aside at the last moment and I gleefully stepped into his shoes. more »

For the third consecutive Olympics Ghana entered three sports disciplines, soccer, boxing and athletics. Once again it was boxing that gave Ghana a medal - thanks to Prince Amartey’s bronze when he lost in the semi-finals. PS: The Munich Olympics were nearly marred by the killing of 11 Israeliathletes at the Games Village by Palestinian bandits.It was my first Olympiad and I will later on give readers my first experiences at the biggest sports festival on the planet. more »