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The Nigerian beat her world record after outlifting China’s Deng Kuemei, who won silver after lifting 155 kg, while Egypt’s Nadia Ali won bronze after lifting 145 kg. Folashade, now 39 years old, also won gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and might be on the flight to Los Angeles in 2028 to defend her title. Team Nigeria won its first medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games on September 2, 2024, after Eniola Bolaji won bronze in the women’s singles SL3 badminton event. Esther Nworgu gifted Nigeria a silver medal in the 41 kg category of the women’s para-powerlifting event on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, before Nigeria won its first gold in the global event after Onyinyechi Mark set a new world record in the women’s 61 kg para-powerlifting event after lifting an unbelievable 150 kg at the La Chapelle Arena in Paris on Friday, September 6, 2024.
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On Saturday, September 7, 2024, Flora Ugwunwa won Nigeria’s fourth medal at the 2024 Paralympics after winning silver in the final of the women’s javelin F54 event. Isau Ogunkunle ensured Nigeria won a medal in the para-table tennis event after securing bronze to win Nigeria’s fifth medal. Bose Omolayo won the country’s sixth medal after a silver medal finish in the women’s 79 kg para-powerlifting category before Folashade Oluwafemiayo won the seventh medal for Team Nigeria on Sunday.
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Nigeria finished the global event placed 40th on the medal table after winning two gold medals, three silver and two bronze.
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