TEAM Nigeria Para
Powerlifting won a total of 42 medals at the end of the Lagos 2019 World Para
Powerlifting Invitational Competition held at the Lagos Oriental Hotels, Lekki
- Epe Express Way, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Sportsbiz247.blogspot.com reports that Nigeria won 20 gold, 15
silver and 7 bronze in the men and women weight categories in front of their
home supporters.
Côte d’Ivoire won three
bronze, Cameroon won three bronze while Ghana won two bronze medals.
2018 Commonwealth gold
medallist, Abdulazeez Ibrahim, Uhunoma Emwiobaiwi, Obioma Aligekwe, Wale Kadri
and Mathias Monday won gold in the men’s 97kg, 107kg +107kg, 80kg and 88kg on Wednesday,
the final day of the competition.
In the women’s category,
Bose Omolayo (79kg), Folashade Oluwafemiayo (86kg) and Loveline Obiji (+86kg)
all won gold medals.
The Technical Director,
Nigeria Para Powerlifting Federation, Prince Are Feyisetan commended the
country’s lifter for making the event successful.
He also hailed visiting
countries like Côte d’Ivoire and Cameroon for putting up good fights in some of
the weight classes.
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