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When that stuff happens, you just regroup. It\u2019s not time to play the blame game\u2026We just had to get our minds right and mentally stay strong,\u201d he told Joy Sports during Wednesday night\u2019s Gold Chase.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe knew we had a good team but in the relay, it is the baton that really speaks. We just had to make sure we came into the race the next day trying to make sure we made the baton around.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe knew that if we did that, the rest was going to be history\u2026We just wanted to execute the race and come out with the win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The team is now in Paris for the games after training in Strasbourg for a week as part of their preparation to the championship.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A member of Ghana\u2019s 4x100m relay team, Joseph Paul Amoah, has recounted the team\u2019s mentality in securing their ticket to the 2024 Olympic Games. 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