Google Doodle today, June 13, 2016 honored the late designer of Ghana’s national flag, Theodosia Salome Okoh.
It was to commemorate her birthday as one of Ghana’s distinguished stateswomen.
Born on Tuesday 13th June 1922, Theodosia Okoh, she died at he age of 92.
She also played a leading role in the development of hockey in Ghana.
Theodosia Okoh was the first female chairman of the Ghana Hockey Association and later President of the Ghana Hockey Federation for more than 20 years, and it was during her tenure that Ghana first qualified for both the Hockey World Cup and the Olympic Games.
She was named “the Joan of Arc of Ghana hockey” by Ohene Djan “because she rose to the occasion to save Ghana hockey when men were faltering and vacillating about development of the game. This is also the reason why the National Hockey Stadium was named after her in 2004”.
She was a long-time patron of the Ghana Sports Writers’ Association of Ghana.
She died on 19 April 2015 at the Narh Bita Hospital in Tema after a short illness, aged 92.
Google Doodles is a Museum of Google logos commemorating holidays and events as well as honoring distinguished personalities.
By: Jonas Nyabor/Radio Univers 105.7MHz
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