-Pix above: Onyinyechi Mark
Nigerian powerlifter Onyinyechi Mark has won the gold medal in the women’s 61kg powerlifting category at the ongoing Paris Paralympics in France, lifting an impressive 150kg.
The 23-year-old triumphed on Friday, defeating China’s Cui Jianjin, who claimed silver with a lift of 140kg, and Mexico’s Amelia Perez, who took the bronze medal with a lift of 130kg.
Earlier on, 18-year-old Eniola had won Nigeria’s first ever medal in badminton in the Paralympics, followed by Esther Nwogu who won the second medal in powerlifting.///
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