Mumuni developed Poliomyelitis in his right leg at the age of two and did not learn to walk until he was 11, when he did so with the help of a wooden stick

But his sporting talent emerged soon after and, after also excelling at swimming and football, he began cycling to ease his commute to school before gradually taking it more seriously.

In July 2011, he embarked on an intensive training programme in an attempt to qualify for London 2012 and, with support from 23-year-old British coach Alexandra Main, secured an A-standard qualifying mark to become the first Para-athlete from Ghana to qualify for the Games without the need of a wildcard.

Sadly, despite having won three African titles and being ranked second in the world in the C2 class heading into the Games, Mumuni contracted chicken pox in the Olympic Village a week before his time trial event.

He consequently finished 16th, around eight minutes behind German winner Graf Tobias.



Since then, due to a lack of personal or Government funding and being thus unable to compete in events, Mumuni has slipped from second to 19th in the world rankings.