Nigeria’s performance so far at the Paralympics means that they are now the highest-ranked nation in sub-Saharan Africa, positioned 12th in the overall medals table between New Zealand in 11th and Mexico in 13th.
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Sophie Pascoe has completely dominated the Women’s 200m Individual Medley SM10 final in Rio de Janeiro today, powering away from her rivals within meters of the starting block as she laid down an unbeatable butterfly leg.
Onye Lauritta jubilates after winning gold with a new world record in the women’s shot put F40.
The country won two more gold medals and one bronze to take its tally to five gold medals, two silver and one bronze.
Earlier in the day, Ndidi Nwosu equalled the Paralympics Games record of 140kg in winning the women’s -73kg event.
With the three gold won yesterday, Nigeria sits atop the African countries with a total of 10 medals (7G, 2S, 1B) while Tunisia is now second with 10 medals (4G, 4S, 2B), South Africa has eight medals (3G, 3S, 2B), Algeria nine medals (1G, 4S, 4B) and Egypt has seven medals (1G, 3S, 3B).
Onye first throw of 7.83m had erased her own world record of 7.72m set at the 2015 IPC world athletics championships in Doha but the Nigerian went further to set the best record in the history of the event. Four years later, she won three Gold and three Silver medals at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, cementing herself as one of the most successful Paralympians that New Zealand has ever produced.
Hungary’s Bianka Pap came third.
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Morris’ second Paralympic title, eight years after her cycling time-trial win in Beijing, was the first of four rowing medals in an hour.
