Paris 2024 Paralympics

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: Ogunkunle becomes Nigeria’s first para table tennis medalist in 24 years

by Samod Bello

8 September 2024

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...

Paris 2024 Paralympics: Nigeria’s Isau Ogunkunle reaches Para-table tennis semifinals

Paris 2024 Paralympics: Nigeria’s Ogunkunle eyes table tennis gold medal

by Bayo Adegboyega

6 September 2024

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...

Ntando Mahlangu of Team South Africa competes in the Men’s Long Jump - T63 Final on day 4 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 28, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.

Paris Paralympics: Mahlangu, Tlili, Ugwunma & African stars to watch out for

by Taiye Taiwo

28 August 2024

The summer of sport actions continues with the Paris 2024 Paralympics taking centre stage from August 28 to September 8 in Paris. Thousands of para-athletes will converge in the French capital to compete for top honours, bragging rights and to rewrite history in their respective sports events. Afrosport previews the top African stars to keep tabs on when the Paralympics begins with an opening ceremony on ...

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

Paris 2024 Paralympics: Ogunkunle becomes Nigeria’s first para table tennis medalist in 24 years

Paris 2024 Paralympics: Nigeria’s Ogunkunle eyes table tennis gold medal

Paris Paralympics: Mahlangu, Tlili, Ugwunma & African stars to watch out for

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