http://syn2.thecanadianpress.com:8080/mrss/feed/fcf7391a2f354311807f0501c16bde6a MSN - AP World Copyright © 2010-2018 The Canadian Press. All rights reserved. http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Tue, 13 May 2025 09:19:21 +0000 http://syn2.thecanadianpress.com:8080/mrss/feed/fcf7391a2f354311807f0501c16bde6a/aa5fadc6481f4609ac75a9bde55215b4 aa5fadc6481f4609ac75a9bde55215b4 Fri, 03 Feb 2023 16:49:14 +0000 SHOTLIST:RESTRICTION SUMMARY:ASSOCIATED PRESSAccra, Ghana – 14 January 20231. Various of water polo players playing in a poolHEADLINE: Ghana program could help water polo's diversity++PARTIALLY COVERED BY SHOTS 1 AND 3++2. SOUNDBITE (English) Prince Asante, Black Star Polo Founder: "I really think we have the potential to making this be a national sport of the country. We see water polo in the North and the South part of the continent; not so much in the East and the Western countries and I really want Ghana to serve as a leader for this sport and even a home for other Africans-coaches, professionals, to come in and give back to our community and grow the sport."3. Water polo players in poloANNOTATION: Black Star Polo is a program started by Prince Asante that aims to connect boys and girls in Ghana with aquatics, namely water polo.4. Prince blowing whistleANNOTATION: Asante is a former water polo player. He played center at California Lutheran University. He competed professionally in Brazil and trained in Europe.ANNOTATION: Egypt and South Africa are the only African countries that have played water polo at the Olympics.5. Various of ladies team warming up before competition ANNOTATION: Beyond the relative absence of the sport in Africa, water polo has wrestled with a lack of diversity for decades.++PARTIALLY COVERED BY SHOT 5++6. SOUNDBITE (English) Prince Asante, Black Star Polo Founder: "The real goal is to reintroduce some people back to the water safely and to really re-establish this relationship with the water. Our sport, water polo was very fun, very exciting; swimming is very fun and exciting but the best take away in this is living the water safety and being able to feel comfortable in the water. "7. Prince coaching playersANNOTATION: Asante's effort in Ghana — which had about 80 boys and girls when it opened its new season — has attracted attention in prominent corners of the sport.8. Younger players in shallow poolANNOTATION: KAP7, a company that sells swimsuits and other water polo gear, has shipped over goals and other equipment.ANNOTATION: Former U.S. players Tony Azevedo and Genai Kerr have also donated equipment.9. Various of players playing in pool ++PARTIALLY COVERED BY SHOT 9++10. SOUNDBITE (English) Rahinatu Iddrissu, Swimming Coach "I am sure if water polo should get to a very higher level, we could even be organizing tournaments in Ghana where many people from other countries can come over and it will help within the country, not just the community, when it comes to trade, when it comes to tourism, when it comes to people coming"11. Various of players in pool ANNOTATION: Asante dreams of Ghana competing at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. The next step is likely some of his players joining college programs in the U.S.STORYLINE:Growing up in Coronado, California, former water polo pro Prince Asante was often the only Black face in the pool. Today, he's training young players in Ghana, a country where swimming pools are rare and the ocean is seen as dangerous. With roughly 80 players and seven teams, the Awutu Winton Water Polo Club could help bring more diversity to the Olympics' oldest team sport, which has wrestled with the issue for decades, much like aquatics in general. Egypt and South Africa are the only African countries that have played men's water polo at the Olympics.===========================================================Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: info@aparchive.com(ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. Ghana program aims to help water polo's diversity