Tag: Paralympics

Nigeria Breaks Para-Powerlifting Record, Wins Gold Medal
September 9, 2024 No Responses

Nigeria Breaks Para-Powerlifting Record, Wins Gold Medal

Nigeria’s Folashade Oluwafemiayo has broken her World Record in the women’s over 86kg Para-Powerlifting, becoming the first Para-athlete in history to lift 166kg. It is an improvement from her existing WR of 165kg. She also added a gold medal to...
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2024 Paralympic: Nigeria Wins Silver In Javelin
September 8, 2024 No Responses

2024 Paralympic: Nigeria Wins Silver In Javelin

Nigeria’s Flora Ugwunwa has won a silver medal in women’s Javelin F54 at the ongoing Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. She finished 2nd in the event with a throw of 19.26m behind Uzbekistan athlete Nurkhon Kurbanova who set a world record...
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Obaseki Sacks 513 Workers, Paralympics Of Edo Sports Council
March 24, 2022 No Responses

Obaseki Sacks 513 Workers, Paralympics Of Edo Sports Council

No fewer than 513 workers of the Edo State Sports Council have been relieved of their jobs by Gov. Godwin Obaseki with effect from March 21, 2022. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the approval to this effect...
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Tokyo 2020 Paralympics: Ejike, Ibrahim Clinch Bronze Medals In Powerlifting
August 29, 2021 No Responses

Tokyo 2020 Paralympics: Ejike, Ibrahim Clinch Bronze Medals In Powerlifting

Nigeria’s Lucy Ejike and Olaitan Ibrahim on Saturday won bronze medals in powerlifting events at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.  In the finals of the events held at the Tokyo International Forum, Ejike who was battling for her fourth Paralympic...
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