The President of the Ghana Bodybuilding And Fitness Association (GBFA), Alhaji Yartey on Saturday received the IFBB Gold Medal from the President of the IFBB, Dr Rafael Santonja, during the IFBB West Africa Championship for his outstanding contributions to the International Development Of Bodybuilding, Fitness and a Healthy Lifestyle
He dedicated the award to the late Christian Atsu Twasam.
Yartey who have been re-election during the GBFA recent election was appointed to the Executive Board of the Africa Bodybuilding Federation during last year’s IFBB Congress in Spain.
Atsu was buried over the weekend following his tragic death in Turkey following a 7.8 magnitude of earthquake.
The 31-year-old featured 64 times for the Black Stars and was a member of the team that featured at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
He also won the best player at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations [AFCON] in Equatorial Guinea.