Nigerian athletes broke world records at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games. The Nigerian Team won eight gold medals, more than any other African country.
Meet Team Nigeria’s eight gold medalists:
Ezuruike Roland: He won the first gold medal for Nigeria at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games. He won the medal in the men’s 54kg Powerlifting event.
Kehinde Paul: Kehinde broke a world record with a 220kg lift in the men’s 65kg Powerlifting event. He won the second gold for the Nigeria at the Rio Paralympic games.
Ejike Lucy: Team Nigeria’s captain set a Paralympic and world record by winning the women’s 61kg powerlifting event with 138kg lift. Her brilliant performance gave team Nigeria another gold medal at the Paralympic games.
Onye Lauritta: Onye pulled a brilliant performance at the Women’s shot put F40 Athletic event when she her first throw of 7.83m breaking the world record of 7.72m. Onye’s final throw of 8.40m earned her the gold medal.
Nwosu Ndidi: She won a gold for Nigeria at the women’s 73kg Powerlifting event. She lifted 140kg to equate the Paralympics records.
Omolayo Bose: Omolayo was able to set a new record for herself at the women’s 79kg Powerlifting event, where she won a gold medal as she lifted 138kg.
Ugwunwa Flora: She won a gold medal for Nigeria at the Women’s Javelin throw F53/54 athletics event. She recorded a throw of 20.25m to win another gold medal for the country. The 32-year-old Javelin thrower dominated the entire scene by beating the world record of 18.86m.
Orji Josephine: Orji won the eighth gold medal for Nigeria at the Women’s 86kg Powerlifting event. She lifted 147kg to win her gold, making her the best in the event.
