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2024 Paralympic: Ugwunwa Wins Silver In Women’s Javelin

by Affa Acho
11 months ago
in Paralympics, Sport
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Flora Ugwunwa has won a silver medal for Team Nigeria in women’s Javelin F54, at the ongoing Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

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In Saturday’s event, Ugwunwa placed second with a throw of 19.26m.

Nurkhon Kurbanova from Uzbek won gold after setting a world record with a throw of 21.12m, while the bronze medal was won by Elham Salehi of Iran who threw 16.24m.

Ugwunwa became the first Nigeria to win a medal in Para-Athletics, at the ongoing games.

Her feat has now taken the country’s overall tally to four medals won at the ongoing Paralympic Games in Paris.

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This makes it her third consecutive medal at the Paralympics with two gold medals at the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 as well as silver in Paris.


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