Samuel Takyi has won Ghana’s first Olympic medal in 29 years following his hard-fought victory over Ceiber David Avila Segura of  Colombia during the Men’s Feather (52-57kg) quarter final of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Kokugikan Arena.

The victory by the 20-year-old  in the quarter-finals means he’s won a bronze medal at least.

His next fight in the semi-final will be a shot at gold.

Takyi beat Colombia’s 32-year-old David Ceiber Avila, a far more experienced fighter, in the quarter-final, taking two of three rounds to send the Ghanaian contingent in the stands wild in the early hours of Sunday.

He joins Ghanaian Olympic greats Clement Quartey, a light welterweight who won silver in Rome 1960, Eddie Blay a bronze light welterweight medallist from Tokyo 1964 and Prince Amartey who made history in Munch 1972.