2024 Paralympics: Omolayo wins silver medal in powerlifting
Powerlifter Bose Omolayo, on Saturday, added to Team Nigeria’s medal haul by winning the silver medal in the women’s 79-kilogramme event of the Paralympic Games in Paris.
Omolayo lifted 145kg to place second behind China’s Han Miaoyu, who lifted 154kg to win the gold medal and set a new world record.
Omolayo was the Paralympic champion, having won the gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, while Han is the current world champion.
She placed ahead of Safaa Hassan of Egypt, who lifted 139kg to finish third and win the event’s bronze medal.
Omolayo’s victory thus took Nigeria’s total medals haul so far at the Games to six, comprised of one gold, three silver and two bronze medals.
NAN reports that the Games will end on Sunday.
(NAN)
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