A crowd of over 1,000 patrons from neighbouring schools and the community filled the venue to catch a glimpse of what organisers described as the beginning of the youth development programme for the Ghana Armwrestling Federation (GAF).

About 120 kids between the ages of 12 and 16 signed up for the challenge to battle for one of the 15 available slots in the Ashanti Region to represent the region at the National Championships.

Amidst performances from students and the HD+ Celebrity kids, patrons on the day had an unforgettable experience that got the Chief Executive Officer of SES HD Plus Ghana, Mr Theodore Asampong and top guests glued to their seats till the last battle.

In the boy’s heavyweight division, all three winners were from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Senior High School (SHS). Adams Atidana Oliver won gold while Ofori Appiah Joel and Samuel Owusu won silver and bronze respectively.

The boy's middleweight category saw Tabiri Maxwell from Kumasi Academy win gold while Sani Abubakar from Asem Junior High School (JHS) and Roonie Frimpong from Asaego JHS won silver and bronze with Bernard Nyarko from Asem JHS grabbing the lightweight division gold while Robert Bright Bambil from Werewereso JHS won bronze.

Exciting and gruelling battles were witnessed in the female categories where quality talents were identified by the technical team of GAF.

Mariam Abdul Mumin from Asem Islamic won the female lightweight division followed by Felicia Sarbour from KNUST SHS while Sandra Kalibi from New Amakom JHS won bronze.

The heavyweight division had Mary-Ann Abagade from St Louis SHS winning gold while Christiana Kinanhog also from St Louis SHS won silver with Doris Amankwaa from Serwaa Nyarko SHS grabbing the bronze medal.

Winners will join fellow qualifiers from Accra and Takoradi on October 29 at a yet-to-be-determined venue for the final event.

The HD+ Kids Armwrestling Championship is being powered by the Ghana Armwrestling Federation with support from SES HD Plus Ghana.