The Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Shehu Dikko, has assured stakeholders of the Commission’s commitment to developing deaf sports in Nigeria. Dikko gave the assurance while receiving a…
Para-sports
Paralympians Isau Ogunkunle and Olufemi Alabi delivered stellar performances at the 56th Molade Okoya-Thomas National Table Tennis Championships, reinforcing their dominance in the sport. The event, held at the Molade…
SSA Reaffirms Tinubu’s Commitment to Inclusive Sports, Equal Opportunities
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Special Needs and Equal Opportunities, Mohammed Abba Isa, has reaffirmed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s commitment to supporting inclusive sports and promoting equal…
Team Nigeria athletes to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games in France have returned to the country. Made up of 24 athletes excluding officials, the team returned into the country in…
Dollars rain as Paralympics medallists, contingent receive $1500, $1000, $100
The Paralympic Committee of Nigeria (PCN) has rewarded Team Nigeria athletes to the 2024 Paralympic Games for their remarkable performances as curtain was drawn on the event last night in…
Paris 2024: Oluwafemiayo breaks para-powerlifting record, wins gold medal
Team Nigeria’s captain, Folashade Oluwafemiayo, has set a new world record in the women’s over 86kg para-powerlifting category, becoming the first para-athlete in history to lift 166kg. Deng Xuemei of…
2024 Paralympics: Ugwunwa wins javelin’s silver to give Team Nigeria fifth medal
Team Nigeria on Saturday in Paris at the 2024 Paralympic Games added a silver medal to its haul, after Flora Ugwunwa won in the women’s javelin throw event. Ugwunwa, who…
First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has congratulated Nigerian Paralympian, Onyinyechi Mark, on her groundbreaking achievement at the Paralympics, where she won the country’s first gold medal and set multiple world records.…
2024 Paralympics: Nigeria’s Isau Ogunkunle Rakes In Bronze Table Tennis Medal
Nigeria’s Isau Ogunkunle has raked in a bronze medal at the ongoing Paris 2024 Paralympic Games in France. This has made the country secure the first Singles Paralympic Medal Since…
Team Nigerian has won yet another medal through Bose Omolayo who grabbed the silver medal in women’s up to 79kg Para Powerlifting at the ongoing Paralympic Games. Omolayo has now…
Paralympics: NCPWD Lauds Onyinyechi Mark For Setting New World Record For Nigeria
The Executive Secretary, National Commission for Persons with Disabilities, Chief Ayuba Gufwan has lauded Nigeria’s Paralympian, Onyinyechi Mark who has set a new world record in the women’s 61kg para…
Paralympics: Onyinyechi Mark wins Nigeria’s first gold medal at Paris 2024 Paralympics, sets world record
Nigeria’s Onyinyechi Mark has shattered the Paralympic record in the women’s 61kg powerlifting category, lifting an astounding 145kg. This remarkable feat surpasses the previous record held by compatriot Lucy Ejike.…
Paralympics: David Anyaele congratulates Nworgu, describes her as role model to young athletes with disabilities
David Obinna Anyaele, the chairman of the Abia State Commission for the Welfare of the Disabled Persons, has congratulated Benson Nworgu Ogechika Esther for securing Nigeria’s second medal, a silver…
Paralymics: Sports Minister hails Nworgu for clinching Powerlifting silver
The Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh, has praised Esther Nworgu for securing Nigeria’s second medal, a silver in the women’s 41kg para-powerlifting category at the ongoing Paralympic Games…
Nigerian Paralympics powerlifter Esther Nworgu said on Wednesday claiming the silver medal in Paris was “like heaven” having dislocated her shoulder just two days ago. Iwogu, who lost the use…