Nigeria returns from World Para-powerlifting Championship as second best team

I Twas fanfare at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos on Monday evening when the Nigeria Para-powerlifting team arrived in the country to a heroic welcome following an outstanding performance at the just concluded 2019 World Para-powerlifting Championship held in NurSultan, Kazakhstan.

At the championships, which

featured 76 countries and 608 participants, Nigeria team of 14 athletes finished second behind China with three gold, three silver and two bronze medals. They were the first among the African teams in attendance.

China won the championship with seven gold, eight silver and one bronze medals, while Egypt, the second best team from Africa, came fourth with two gold, four silver, one bronze medals.

The highlight of the competition was when Folashade Oluwafemiayo, who displayed extraordinary strength and courage, broke the world record in the

86kg category.