Para-powerlifting

Paris 2024 Paralympics: Nigeria’s Oluwafemiayo wins gold, breaks para-powerlifting world record

Nigerian powerlifter, Folashade Oluwafemiayo, won a gold medal in the women’s over 86kg Para Powerlifting competition at the ongoing Paris 2024 Paralympics, Afrosport reports. She became the first para-athlete in history to lift the 166kg weight, taking Nigeria’s overall tally in Paris to seven medals Oluwafemiayo, who is Team Nigeria’s captain, lifted 167kg, Xuamei Deng of China finished second after lifting 155kg, while Egyptian Nadia Ali...

Paris 2024 Paralympics: Nigeria’s Esther Nworgu wins silver in Para-Powerlifting

by Ibikunle Salako

4 September 2024

Team Nigeria clinched its second medal at the ongoing Paris 2024 Paralympic Games as Esther Ogechi Nworgu won the silver medal in the women’s up to 41 kg para-powerlifting. Nworgu set two new Paralympic records (PR) with her last two attempts, lifting 112 kg and 118 kg, respectively. However, the Nigerian just fell short, finishing behind China's Zhe Cui, who set a new PR of 119...

Paris Paralympics: Breakdown of 314 athletes representing 44 African countries

by Taiye Taiwo

30 August 2024

As the world shifts attention to the Paris 2024 Paralympics, Africa will be well represented with 44 countries presenting a total of 314 athletes that will participate in various sports. In comparison to the Paris 2024 Olympics which ended a few weeks ago where nearly 1,000 African athletes participated in various sports, the Paralympics has lesser representation. Despite the hope for success in the French capital,...

NSF 2022: Delta State’s Folarin strikes hat-trick of gold in weightlifting

by Kunle Fayiga

6 December 2022

Morufat Folarin grabbed headlines at the ongoing 2022 National Sports Festival after winning three gold medals in weightlifting for host state Delta on Monday evening. She won gold in the women's 55kg snatch ahead of Christiana Ollorina of Rivers State and Blessing Andrew of Kwara State. In the Clean and Jerk 73kg category, Folarin took her second gold while Ollorina took another another silver while Olarinoye...

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Paris 2024 Paralympics: Nigeria’s Oluwafemiayo wins gold, breaks para-powerlifting world record

Paris 2024 Paralympics: Nigeria’s Esther Nworgu wins silver in Para-Powerlifting

Paris Paralympics: Breakdown of 314 athletes representing 44 African countries

NSF 2022: Delta State’s Folarin strikes hat-trick of gold in weightlifting

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