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| Reuters |
Josephine Orji won a gold
medal in women power-lifting’s +86 kg category for Nigeria’s 8th gold medal at
the Rio Paralympics Games on Wednesday.
News
Agency of Nigeria report continues:
Orji’s
victory gave Nigeria its 11th medal at the Games, where it is taking part in
three sports only.
The
37-year-old Nigerian lifted 154kg to win her medal, while she lifted 160kg to
set new world and Games records in the event.
Marzena
Zieba of Poland won the silver medal with a lift of 134kg, while Melaica
Tuinfort of The Netherlands won the bronze medal by lifting 130kg.
Meanwhile
BBC Sport reports Nigerian powerlifter Josephine Orji has set a new world
record and won the country’s eighth gold medal at the Paralympic Games in Rio.
The
37-year-old Paralympian lifted 154kg to win her medal in +86kg powerlifting
event.
Her
lift of 160kg set a new world and Games records.
Nigeria’s
Paralympians are proving a powerhouse, especially in powerlifting – something
the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) noted on Twitter:
On Tuesday, another Nigerian Paralympian, Flora
Ugwunwa, set a world record - in the women’s javelin F54 event.
Nigeria now has 11 medals
in total – eight gold, two silver and one bronze.
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