Haun arrives in Ghana after grabbing two medals in Unicycling championship

Ghanaian-raised teenager, Roger Haun has arrived in the country amidst a rousing welcome after winning two medals for Ghana at the just ended Unicycling championship in France.

Haun has since  paid a courtesy call on Naa Bɔhagu Mahami Abdulai, paramount chief and overlord of Mamprugu after his sterling performance for Ghana.

“Our #Mamprusi community greeted us with great fanfare today and Naa Bɔhagu, paramount chief of #Mamprugu, received his son Manboora Trey Haun as he returned home with two #Unicycling World Championship medals for #Ghana,” William Haun posted on Facebook

Earlier, Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia commended the teenager for grabbing two medals for Ghana.

“I also extend my  congratulations to young Roger Haun “Manboora” III for winning two medals at the 2022 Unicycling World Championship in France.” he posted on Facebook.

History

The youngster became the first Ghanaian to ever win medals at the Unicycling Championship after claiming silver and bronze 30m Wheel Walk Race and 50m One-Wheel Race respectively.

The Unicycling Championship began on July 26 and will end on 6 August

About the Haun Family

William Haun and his wife Heidi have been living in Ghana since Heidi accepted her position as a general surgeon at the Baptist Medical Centre (BMC) in October 2014.

The couple and their children, Trey and KJ returned to Ghana as career missionaries serving with the International Mission Board(IMB).

Heidi was in her fourth and final year of medical school at University of South Florida (USF) when she joined IMB’s medical receptorship program.

Between October 2007 – January 2008, the program paid all of Heidi’s expenses to work for two months or more at any overseas Baptist hospital.

Heidi decided to go to Nalerigu to work at the Baptist Medical Clinic for 3 months. Her time there counted as a foreign study rotation at USF.

Family’s comment

On the family’s official website( haunsinafrica.com) for their adventures in Ghana, it says “Trey, aka “Cutest Baby in the US of A,” went to Ghana to try and claim the international title by checking out the competition overseas. He primarily served as “morale booster” for his parents when they were tired of the heat and long work hours.”

Well today, Trey has made Ghana proud as he brings these medals from Unicon home! In a Twitter post, William Haun said “We live in Nalerigu and will be presenting the medals to Naa Bɔhagu Abdulai Mahami Sherifa, Overlord of Mamprugu. He is the one who named my son “Manboora” and gave me the title “Sulimiisina’akyinaaba”.

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