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African Open Dare Lauds Team Nigeria’s Para-Powerlifters’ Impressive Feats

by Salifu Usman
3 years ago
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Sports Minister Sunday Dare has applauded Team Nigeria’s para powerlifters for their impressive showing at the African Open Championships that ended in Cairo, Egypt.

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Team Nigeria won a total of twelve medals comprising nine gold and three silver at the four-day event that ended on Sunday.

The Nigerian para powerlifters created three world records and two African records at the championship.

Roland Ezuruike, Esther Nworgu, Latifat Tijani, Kafila Almaruf, Folashade Oluwafemiayo, Onyinyechi Gift Mark, Loveline Obiji, and Bose Omolayo won individual gold medals for the country while a gold medal was also won in the team’s event for women.

Bose Bejide, Lucy Ejike, and Thomas Kure won the three silver medals. The gold medal won at the team’s event was however not recorded on the medals table.

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This edition is the biggest ever as it allowed participants outside of the continent for the first time, with over 166 male and female athletes from 27 countries competing in ten weight classes.

Dare commended the Nigerian contingent for their impressive feats.at the Egyptian meet.

“The performance of our contingent underlines Nigeria’s status as a leading force in para powerlifting, our strong winning culture and competitive mentality,” the minister said in a statement on Monday.

“We must keep improving and never stop developing new strategies that will keep us at this level of dominance and even go higher as the sport evolves and new rules and techniques are developed.”


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