Accra, May 31, 2018 - Marta Okine, a 17-year-old fencer, is the latest sports talent who wishes to represent Ghana at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Now 7th best in Europe in the Cadets division, Okine, who was born in Poland, wants to switch nationality to represent Ghana in fencing, a sport that is not so popular among Ghanaians.

Rated as one of the stars of the future, she has taken up the challenge to be rated among the best in the world and her parents are putting in every effort for her to don the colours of Ghana.

According to her dad  Wojtek Okine, they have been in discussion with Ghana Fencing officials since 2016  for his daughter to represent Ghana in the sport.

He said that they contacted the president of Ghana Fencing Association and are still planning to meet before she went to last year’s European championship in Germany.

“My daugther now is in Polish Federation and she was 7th last year in European championship cadets, while their team got the bronze medal in the same tournament and now she is a regular in the national team,” said Mr. Okine.

Meanwhile, the Ghana Fencing Association is organizing an event towards the 2018 Commonwealth Junior and Cadet Fencing Championship in Newcastle, England.

The team selection event will take place on June 8, 2018 at the Afrikiko Restaurant in Accra.