On Saturday, Nigeria’s Flora Ugwunwa won a silver medal in the women’s javelin F54 event at the ongoing Paralympics Games in Paris with an impressive throw of 19.26 m.
News About Nigeria reports that the victory ceremony took place at 12:45 pm Nigerian time.
Ugwunwa’s throw earned her second place behind Uzbekistan’s Nurkhon Kurbanova, who set a new world record with a throw of 21.12m.
The 40-year-old Nigerian Paralympian has now claimed three consecutive medals in the Paralympics, including two golds from Rio and Tokyo, and this silver from Paris.
Iran’s Elham Salehi secured the bronze medal with a throw of 16.24 m.
Nigeria’s medal tally continued to grow on the same day as Isau Ogunkunle won a bronze medal in the Men’s ParaTableTennis event, further adding to the country’s successes at the Paris Games.
Team Nigeria’s first medal at the Games came earlier in the week when Eniola Bolaji clinched bronze in the women’s para-badminton event.
News About Nigeria earlier reported that Bolaji, an athlete from Kwara State, secured bronze on Monday after defeating Kozyna Oksana of Ukraine 21-9, 21-9.
Bolaji’s journey to the podium was historic, as she became the first African to reach the semifinals in para-badminton at the Paralympics.
Despite losing in the semifinals to China’s Xiao Zuxian in two close sets, Bolaji’s perseverance paid off with a bronze medal.
Esther Nworgu also earned a silver medal in the 41kg category of the powerlifting event on Wednesday.
On Friday, Onyinyechi Mark secured Nigeria’s first gold medal in the women’s 61kg powerlifting category, lifting an impressive 150kg to claim victory over China’s Cui Jianjin and Mexico’s Amelia Perez, who took silver and bronze, respectively.
Meanwhile, Nollywood actress Lauretta Onye, who participated in the powerlifting event, finished in fifth place, missing out on a medal.
