Solomon Mensah Nyarko | ||||||||||||||
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Born | 18 February 1989 | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 368 (MS) 25 Mar 2010 250 (MD) 8 Jul 2010 526 (XD) 5 Jul 2012 | |||||||||||||
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Solomon Mensah Nyarko (born 18 February 1989) is a Ghanaian male badminton player. [1] He competed at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India. [2] In 2011, he won the bronze medal at the All-Africa Games. [3]
Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located along the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean, in the subregion of West Africa. Spanning a land mass of 238,535 km2 (92,099 sq mi), Ghana is bordered by the Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, Togo in the east and the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean in the south. Ghana means "Warrior King" in the Soninke language.
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" and "doubles". Badminton is often played as a casual outdoor activity in a yard or on a beach; formal games are played on a rectangular indoor court. Points are scored by striking the shuttlecock with the racquet and landing it within the opposing side's half of the court.
The badminton events at the 2010 Commonwealth Games were taking place at Siri Fort Sports Complex and Saket Sports Complex in New Delhi from 4–14 October 2010. The games featured six badminton events – singles and doubles for men and women, mixed doubles and mixed teams.
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 | Escola Josina Machel, Maputo, Mozambique | 7–21, 13–21 |
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