Nigeria’s ย Rolland Ezuruike has won the first gold medal for team Nigeria at the 2016 Paralympic games in Rio De Janeiro.ย He didn’t just win, he also smashed Paralympics record by setting 3 Paralympics records in his run to win the top prize.
Ezuruike lifted 200kg in the menโs 54kg to beat Chinaโs Jian Wang and Greeceโs Dimitrios Bakochristos to the top prize.
It is Nigeriaโs first gold and the second medal in the games.
Earlier, Latifat Tijani had won silver in the womenโs 45kg powerlifting event with a lift of 106kg.ย Chinaโs Dandan Hu won gold with a lift of 107 kg while Zoe Newson of Great Britain got bronze with 102kg.
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