Isau Ogunkunle became the first Nigerian to win win a medal at Paralympics in 24 years after winning the bronze medal at the 2024 event in Paris on Saturday, Afrosport reports. Nigeria has a solid history in this event with two gold medals and three bronze medals in the past after making their debut just in 1996. Yet, since 2000 when Tajudeen Agunbiade and Femi Alabi...
Nigeria's Isau Ogunkunle says he is looking forward to winning the class 4 Para-table tennis gold medal at the ongoing Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, but admits he is aware that he must first win his semi-final clash with South Korea’s Kim Young-gun on Saturday. As he intensifies preparations for the clash with reigning World number two, Kim Young-gun, the Nigerian exclusively told Afrosport that the aim...
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,...
The President of the Paralympic Committee of Nigeria, (PCN), Sunday Odebode, has expressed optimism that Team Nigeria will surpass their Tokyo 2020 Paralympics feat when the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games take centre stage between August 28 and September 8, Afrosport reports. The Nigerian Paralympics contingent departed the country on Monday for Germany where they will be camped ahead of the Games. The PCN President confirmed that...
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