After dominating the Para-Powerlifting tournament in Cairo, Egypt, Team Nigeria has now returned to the country.
Their performance in Cairo earned many gold, silver and bronze medals, to put many of them close to qualifying for the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.
The delegation arrived at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport Lagos, and were well received by the President of the Nigeria Para-Powerlifting Federation, Chiemeka Ezenwane Charles, who commended the athletes for their efforts.
Esther Nworgu made all the headlines after bagging 8 gold medals.
She also set two world records in the 41kg weight category.
Others are Latifat Tijani (45kg), who won two gold, one silver and one bronze medal, plus an African record; Bose Bejide (50kg), who won two gold and two silver medals and Onyinyechi Mark Gift (61kg), who contributed four gold and two world records.
Nigerian para-powerlifters have also been doing exploits at global levels.
