Flora Ugwunwa set a new world record in the women’s javelin – F54 event on Tuesday at the Rio Paralympics to give Nigeria its seventh gold medal.She recorded a throw of 20.25 metres after six attempts to win the gold medal and take Nigeria’s tally to seven gold, two silver and one bronze medals. On […]
Continue ReadingEsther Oyema gave Nigeria its third medal of the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio on Saturday by winning a silver medal in the power-lifting competition. Oyema won the medal in the women’s -55 kg event of the competition after finishing second in the event. She won with a lift of 127 kg in the nine-athlete […]
Continue ReadingTeam Nigeria has won its first gold medal, which is actually the second for the team, from the ongoing 2016 Paralympics in Rio.Roland Ezuruike provided the golden moment, winning the 54Kg event in astonishing manner. Ezuruike set 3 Paralympics records in his run to win the top prize. Earlier in the day Latifat Tijani won […]
Continue Reading“There is ability in disability.” The veracity of that expression has been upheld by Nigeria’s Latifat Tijani, who has won the country’s first medal at the ongoing Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.Tijani came in second behind China’s Hu Dandan in the women’s 45 kg Powerlifting event after lifting 106 kg, just behind the Chinese. Hu set […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian representatives at the 2016 Paralympic Games have arrived in Rio, Brazil. The 35-member contingent departed Abuja on September 1. A statement issued by Nneka Anibeze, Special Assistant, Media, to Solomon Dalung, Minister of Youth and Sports, said the team promised to win medals for the country. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that […]
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