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Tokyo 2020 Paralympics: Omolayo Wins Gold In 79kg Para-powerlifting

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Bose Omolayo clinched another gold medal at the powerlifting event for Team Nigeria, to set a Paralympic world records at the ongoing 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo Japan.

 

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Omolayo, competing in the women’s -79kg lifted 141kg to claim the gold medal in the event.

 

Her amazing sense of lifting left the entire spectators in shock as she was given a standing ovation.

 

Team Nigeria now has two gold and two Bronze in the paralympic game in Tokyo courtesy of Olaitan Ibrahim and Lucy Ejike, with all four coming in the powerlifting event.

 

The West Africans are now placed 24th on the medal table with China topping and are followed by Great Britain.

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