The young rider, who has been living in the North East region of Ghana for the past nine years with his father, won silver and bronze medals at the Championships.
He bested his competitors in the 30m Wheel Walk Race for males between 15 and 16 years and finished second to win a silver medal.
This boy of mine took two Unicycling World Championship medals for Ghana – the nations’s first. I couldn’t be more proud of him for all his hard work and perseverance!
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— William Haun (@whaun) August 2, 2022The teenager again put up a brave performance in the 50m One-Wheel Race and scooped a bronze medal after finishing third.
In a post on Twitter, the rider’s father, William Haun, expressed his delight at his son’s historic achievements.
“This boy of mine took two Unicycling World Championship medals for Ghana – the nation’s first. I couldn’t be more proud of him for all his hard work and perseverance!” he tweeted, accompanied by videos of Roger’s exploits.
Ghana ???????? Twitter is blowing up and asking for videos of Trey’s Unicycle World Championship races so here they are (apologies to those who don’t understand Mampruli but you’ll get the gist). pic.twitter.com/jKliW9jnxq
— William Haun (@whaun) August 3, 2022Unicycling is a sport practice that is not much known in Ghana, but includes more than 35 different disciplines such as collective, individual, artistic or extreme sports.
This year’s Championship is currently ongoing in Grenoble, France, with thousands of athletes converging to participate.
Meanwhile, Ghana’s team is also guaranteed to win at least two medals at the ongoing 2022 Commonwealth Games, thanks to the exploits of the country’s boxers.
Here is the second race: 30m Wheel Walk Race (15-16 male), in which Trey took 2nd place silver medal ???? for Ghana ???????? at UNICON20. Video is in Mampruli but I’m just explaining the type of race, the warm-up, my anxiety about him falling and then we celebrate the win. pic.twitter.com/CyJrTQ9l5R
— William Haun (@whaun) August 3, 2022This comes after Joseph Commey dominated Alex Mukaka on Wednesday to advance to the semi-finals of the featherweight contest.
The Ghanaian’s progression to the semi-finals means he is guaranteed at least a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games.
Later on the same day, Wahid Omar became the second Ghanaian to be guaranteed a medal at the Commonwealth Games after outclassing Alston Ryan to qualify for the semifinals of the men’s light welterweight contest.
Both Commey and Omar will now be hoping to qualify for the final of their respective contests, where they could bring home a silver or gold medal.
