Paralympics: Nigeria is 10th on Medals Table with 4 Golds Already

Nigeria’s harvest of gold medals at the ongoing Paralympics Games in London continued Saturday when two power-lifters, Esther Oyema and Joy Onaolapo, set two new world records en route winning two gold medals, to take Nigeria’s tally to four gold medals. Ifeanyi Nnajiofor als last night won a silver medal in the men’s -60kg powerlifting event.

In a country where her able-bodied athletes failed to win a single medal at the recently concluded London Olympics Games, it is ironic that it is the physically-challenged ones, who are neglected, that are doing the country proud right now.

First to land the gold, was 30 year-old Oyema, who lifted 135kg, to set a new world record in the women’s -48kg category.

For Medal Count: http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/medals/medal-count/