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Ghana at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver
Ghana, land of sea and sun is sending its very first Winter Olympic athlete to Vancouver. Alpine skier Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, nicknamed "The snow-leopard", is a self-taught, self-funded skier who had not seen snow until his 20's. He managed to gain enough points to qualify for the Olympics by racing in Iran, Bosnia, Turkey and other less traditional skiing nations.
