Tokyo Paralympics: Nigeria wins Gold in women’s 45kg powerlifting

Nigeria has won her first Gold at the Paralympic Games holding in Tokyo, Japan.

The Paralympic Games (or Paralympics) is a series of International contests for athletes with disabilities that are associated with and held following the summer and winter Olympic Games.

The event which commenced on August 24 will come to a close on September 5, 2021.

Latifat Tijani, who clinched Silver at the Rio Olympics in 2016, attempted to set a new Paralympics Record on her 4th attempt, trying to lift 117kg but failed to do so.

The Paralympics record of 108kg was set by China’s Dandan Hu in 2016.