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Paris 2024 Paralympics: Nigeria’s Eniola Bolaji wins first badminton medal for Africa

Paris 2024 Paralympics: Nigeria’s Eniola Bolaji wins first badminton medal for Africa

Nigeria’s Mariam Eniola Bolaji won a bronze medal at the ongoing Paris 2024 Paralympic Games in the Para badminton Women’s singles SL3 event on Monday. Bolaji overpowered Oksana Kozyna in straight sets, beating the Ukrainian 2-0 with a 21-9, 21-9 score to win Nigeria’s first medal of the Paris 2024 Paralympics. The 18-year-old made history by becoming the first African athlete to win a badminton medal...