Nigeria’s Folashade breaks world record, wins gold in Para-powerlifting

Nigeria’s Folashade breaks world record, wins gold in Para-powerlifting 

 

Nigeria’s Folashade Oluwafemiayo has won a gold medal in powerlifting at the ongoing Paralympics taking place in France.

She also broke her World Record in the women’s over 86kg Para-Powerlifting, becoming the first Para-athlete in history to lift 166kg.

In the previous tournament, she created a WR of 165kg.

Her incredible performance has taken Nigeria’s overall tally at the Paralympics to seven medals overall.

Her win came a day after the Super Eagles in their AFCON qualifier match against Benin Republic beat their opponents 3-0 at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo.

Goals by Amina Bello, Chiamaka Okwuchukwu, Flourish Sabastine and substitute Joy Igbokwe against Venezuela in Cali on Saturday, also took two-time silver medallists Nigeria to the Round of 16 of the ongoing FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup.

In a related move, Flora Ugwunwa claimed a silver medal in the Women’s Javelin F54 category with a remarkable throw of 19.26 meters, finishing 2nd in a highly competitive field.

Bose Omolayo in the Women’s 79kg Para Powerlifting category, lifted an impressive 145kg to secure the silver medal for Nigeria.

Isau Ogunkunle earned a bronze medal in the Men’s Singles Class 4 Para Table Tennis event.

Ogunkunle became the first Nigerian athlete to win an individual medal in Para Table Tennis since the Sydney 2000 Games.