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Ghana\u2019s Abeiku Jackson and Kweku Addo came first and second respectively in the second heat of the Men\u2019s 50 metre Butterfly at the Tollcross Swimming Centre at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Scotland.<\/p>\n

The two were in lanes 3 and 5 and they topped the field that had seven athletes.<\/p>\n

However, both athletes will not make it to the semi-finals because of the times they recorded in the heats.<\/p>\n

Abeiku Jackson finished with a time of 27.21 seconds while Kweku Addo had a time of 27.80 seconds and the times place Jackson 33rd<\/sup> while Addo is 39th<\/sup> on the overall ranking after the 8 heats.<\/p>\n

The top 16 athletes recorded times of between 23.17 seconds (recorded by Benjamin Proud of England) and 25.16 seconds (recorded by Miles Munro of Guernsey)<\/p>\n

Another member of the swimming team, Ophelia Swayne, will take part in Heat 3 of the women\u2019s 50m butterfly that will be held on the 26th<\/sup> of July at the Tollcross Swimming Centre.<\/p>\n

Abbiw Jackson and Nana Kwabena Antwi will be participating in the third heat of the men\u2019s 50m freestyle on the 28th<\/sup> of July.<\/p>\n

Abbiw will also swim in Heat 4 of the men\u2019s 100m freestyle on the 26th<\/sup> of July.<\/p>\n

In cycling,<\/strong> Ghana\u2019s Jedidiah Amoako-Ackah failed to qualify for the next stage of the men\u2019s sprint qualifying.<\/p>\n

He came 26th<\/sup> with a time of 12.676. The event was won by Matthew Glaetzer of Australia with a time of 9.779.<\/p>\n

He will have another opportunity to compete for medals when he goes for the Men\u2019s 1000m time trial and the Keirin events scheduled for the 26th<\/sup> and 27th<\/sup> of July respectively.<\/p>\n

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By: Nathan Quao\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n

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