The President of the Ghana Weightlifting Federation (GWF), Ben Nuno Mensah has refuted allegations by Juliana Arko that the GWF maltreated her during the 2014 Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China.

Mr Mensah has expressed his disappointment towards the comments made by the multiple medal winner towards the GWF who according to him was massively supported by both the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) and the GWF with regards to her preparations towards the Youth Olympics

In an interview with sportscrusader.com, Mr Mensah said ” the athlete (Juliana) was given a sum of 800 Ghana Cedis by the federation with the GOC giving her the tickets and other logistical support which enabled her to participate in the tournament”.

Mr Mensah also emphasized that a meeting was held last year between the National Sports Authority and the GWF where Arko apologized for her actions back in China.

“We encouraged her to join her colleagues in training after the tournament in China but she didn’t show up,” Mr Mensah said.

“I am very surprised as to her recent allegations, she claimed her Per Diem of 1000 Ghana Cedis has not being paid, but the GWF is not responsible for paying such monies,” he added.