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Tag: Paralympics

  • Ndidi Nwosu, Gold Medalist At Rio 2016 Paralymics Is Dead

    Ndidi Nwosu, Gold Medalist At Rio 2016 Paralymics Is Dead

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    “Ndidi sustained an injury from the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia. She was a heavyweight powerlifter. “She had been off and on in the hospital and that was why she couldn’t take part in this last World Cup. Ndidi Nwosu, a rare gem is gone! The Federal Government of Nigeria should have done more to…

  • The Igbo Influence On Nigeria’s Paralympics Team

    Any Nigerian who watched the recently held paralympics will notice that most of the medal winners were Igbo. In fact 9 out of all 12 medals Nigeria hauled in were from Igbo athlethes. This sends a clear message to Nigeria, that the marginalization of the Igbos must be tackled earnestly wherever it rears its head.…

  • Igbo Athlete Breaks World Record Twice, Wins Gold In Paralympics

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    Team Nigeria continued their impressive run on Friday at the 2016 Rio Paralympics as Igbo paralympian Rolland Ezuruike on Friday set a new World record of 190kg to win gold in the men’s -54kg. Just his first lift of 185kg shartered the previous Paralympic World record before he extended it with his second lift of…