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...
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...
With the 2024 Paralympic Games set to begin in Paris on Wednesday, August 28, the Federal Government revealed the financial rewards for Team Nigeria medallists at the event. Suleiman Isah, the Secretary General of the Paralympic Committee of Nigeria (PCN), revealed that the Minister of Sports, John Enoh, has promised record monetary rewards to better motivate the athletes. Isah announced that gold medallists will get $15,000,...
Nigeria's men’s 4x400m relay team will no longer compete in the final of the event following a ruling from the organisers of the Paris 2024 Olympics. The quartet of Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ojeli, Ezekiel Nathaniel, Dubem Amene, and Chidi Okezie have been disqualified from the final for a lane violation after stepping on the line in their semifinal on Friday. Breaking news!! The Nigerian men's 4x400m team...
One of Nigeria's medal hopefuls at the Paris 2024 Olympics, Favour Ofili, has rued her omission from the women’s 100m event, which has raised concerns over how Team Nigeria will fare at the end of the ongoing Summer Games. Despite winning the Nigerian 100 metres title at the Olympic trials in Benin city, Ofili was omitted from competing in the event as the country's athletics body,...
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