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Abigail Kwartekaa Quartey chats with her teammates after an evening training session at a school compound where she trains in the Jamestown district in Accra, Ghana, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)Abigail Kwartekaa Quartey hangs her training kits on the clothesline in her house in the Jamestown district in Accra, Ghana, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
Abigail Kwartekaa Quartey hangs her training kits on the clothesline in her house in the Jamestown district in Accra, Ghana, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)Abigail Kwartekaa Quartey, 28, right, and her gym mate warm up during an evening training session at a school compound where she trains in Jamestown, Accra, Ghana, Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025 (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)Abigail Kwartekaa Quartey, 28, right, and her gym mate warm up during an evening training session at a school compound where she trains in Jamestown, Accra, Ghana, Wednesday, Jan 22, 2025 (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
Abigail Kwartekaa Quartey and her mates train in a school compound in the Jamestown district in Accra, Ghana, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)Abigail Kwartekaa Quartey and her mates train in a school compound in the Jamestown district in Accra, Ghana, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
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