The gold keeps coming for Team Nigeria at the paralympics with the country notching up its third in powerlifting and six medals overall.
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China’s Lei Liu took Gold with a lift of 221kg, smashing the Paralympic Record and World Record, while Iraq’s Rasool Mohsin clinched Silver with a lift of 220kg.
Nwosu, who weighs 71.10kg, claimed the gold with a lift of 140 kg, while French lifter Souhad Ghazouani won silver, with a lift of 140.
Natasha Baker, 26, will be competing on a Paralympic team for the first time, having ridden as the individual in London and scooping double gold at her debut Games aboard the 15-year-old Polish-bred gelding Cabral. As a two-sport champion yourself, just how impressive an achievement is that?
Ukraine has won 49 medals in four days of the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
“Given the obvious sprint power many black athletes are able to generate in track and field events, I know there are many in cycling who feel it would be a natural shift”.
It was Onye fourth throw of 8.40 metre that set a new world record for her ahead of Tunisia’s Rima Abdelli (7.37m) and Netherlands’ Lara Baars (7.12m) that both claimed silver and bronze medals respectively.
Nigeria’s Paralympians are doing their best to make up for the poor performance at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Earlier, Andy Lewis took the gold in the PT2 triathlon and Sabrina Fortune took bronze in the F20 shot put.
“I jumped on my bike as soon as I got off the athletics track, just to get back into bike mode”.
The gold rush kicked off on day four with Rachel Morris, Britain’s first medal victor of the day. “I’m a little upset with the time”, said Cockroft. The national champs only come round once every 12 months so for me, the road is where I live I suppose.
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She added: “I can’t believe it”.
