Nigeria has bagged another gold medal at the ongoing Paralympics in Rio, Brazil. Powerlifter Paul Kehinde completed a 218kg lift to beat his rivals to the gold medal in the -65kg men’s category on Saturday, September 10.
The Nigerian powerlifter showed what he was capable of when he opened his account at 205kg which he cleanly took with ease while his closest rival China’s Peng Hu who won Silver did so with his best mark of 200kg. Egypt’s Shaaban Ibrahim got the bronze medal with a his best weight of 193kg.
Nigeria’s female power-lifting athlete Latifat Tijani earlier won a silver medal when she came second in the women’s 45kg category after lifting an impressive 106kg just a kilo behind China’s Hu Dandan who set a new world record with her 107kg lift.
Also, Nigerian’s Roland Ezuruike shattered the Paralympics record to win the men’s 54kg event with a record breaking 190kg to hand Nigeria her first gold medal at the ongoing tournament in Brazil. Source: www.naij.com