Amosun Rewards Paralympian, Coach with N1.5m

Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has rewarded Mrs. Lateefat Omolola Tijani, a Paralympics Silver Medalist from Ogun State, with a cash prize of N1m while her coach, Mrs. Kemi Oyebola, was given a cash prize of N500,000.

In addition to the cash prize, the governor also promised to provide the Paralympian with training kits of her choice that could aid her preparation for the next Paralympic games.

Governor Amosun also charged the Paralympian to ensure that she wins a Gold medal at the next Paralympics.

The governor stated this, on Wednesday, when Mrs. Tijani and her coach, Mrs. Kemi Oyebola, came to present the Silver medal she won in the 45kg weightlifting category of the just concluded
Paralympics game in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, to the governor at his Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta office.

While congratulating the Silver medalist for the feat, Governor Amosun urged her not to relent in her quest for excellence.

The governor also seized the occasion to appreciate the coach, family and all those who supported Mrs. Tijani to achieve this laudable feat.

Responding, Mrs. Tijani thanked the governor for what she described as his “kind gesture and support for sports.” She added that with the governor’s support, “I can assure you that I am going for the Gold medal at the next Olympics.”

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Iranian Paralympics Cyclist Dies After Crash In Rio Road Race

Cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad was the first athlete to die at a Paralympics games it has been confirmed.

The athlete died following a crash in the men's C4/C5 road race at the Rio Paralympics , it was confirmed on Saturday.

During a press conference, IPC president Sir Philip Craven: "I've just had it confirmed by Craig Spence (director of communications) that this is the first athlete death at a Paralympic Games.

"We will look into the report of this incident and decide what we need to do to prevent this from happening in the future."

Golbarnezhad, from Shiraz, was treated at the scene of the accident before being taken to a local hospital.

Iran's NPC later announced he had died. He was 48.

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Nigeria Gets 7th Gold Medal

Flora Ugwunwa set a new world record in the women’s javelin – F54 event yesterday at the Rio Paralympics to give Nigeria its seventh gold medal.

She recorded a throw of 20.25 metres after six attempts to win the gold medal and take Nigeria’s tally to seven gold, two silver and one bronze medals.

South Africa’s Ntombizanele Situ completed the African sweep of the event’s medals by winning the bronze medal with a heave of 17.90m.

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Rio Paralympics: Ndidi Nwosu Wins Nigeria's 5th Gold

Nigeria’s Ndidi Nwosu won the country’s fifth gold in the women’s -73kg Powerlifting event at the ongoing Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in Brazil.

Nwosu lifted 140kg to equal the Paralympics Record (PR), which gave her the coveted gold at the event. France’s Souhad Ghazouani came second after she lifted 135kg, while Egypt’s Amany Ali came third.

The Nigerian was far behind the two counterparts quite early in the event, but she perfected her strategy to take the giant stride that produced the gold medal in the end.

Nwosu initially wanted to go for 127kg, but later requested for 140kg in her third attempt, as the Nigerian clearly took it ahead of the other two competitors. He finally triumphed when both opponents failed to match her; as she equaled Ghazouani’s PR. ‘

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Army Sergeant Swimmer Who Stole Prince Harry's Heart Wins Gold In 100m Paralympic

A swimmer and Iraq veteran famous for her flirtation with Prince Harry and her kind gesture towards the hospital that saved her life has won gold in the Paralympic pool.

Sgt. Elizabeth Marks, 26, became the Paralympic champion in the 100m Breaststroke SB7.

Jessica Long, also of the US, took silver and Lisa den Braber of Holland got bronze.

Marks is the charming army medic who touched the heart of Prince Harry when she gave him back her gold medal at the Invictus Games and asked him to return it to the British hospital that saved her life.

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Rio Paralympics: Oyema Wins Power-Lifting Silver Medal

Esther Oyema gave Nigeria its third medal of the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio on Saturday by winning a silver medal in the power-lifting competition.

Oyema won the medal in the women’s -55 kg event of the competition after finishing second in the event. She won with a lift of 127 kg in the nine-athlete event.

Her first attempt at 127 kg was a failed one, but she got it right in her second attempt, while her third attempt which was at 130 kg was also unsuccessful.

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Rio Paralympics: Team Nigeria Wins First Medal

Team Nigeria has won its first medal at the ongoing Paralympics through Latifat Tijani who clinched Silver in the women’s – 45kg Power lifting event.

Tijani entered the competition at 101, while other competitors attempted below 100.
The Nigerian lifter made a bright start, lifting101 to smash the earlier existing Paralympics record. But that was short-lived as China’s Dandan Hu set a new one of 102.

A keen contest ensued between Tijani and Hu. But it was the Chinese that had the last laugh winning gold in style; setting a new World and Paralympics record with 108.0 to finish tops.

Great Britain’s Zoe Newson finished behind Tijani to win bronze.

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