By Samuel Akpan
The team added three more medals on the last day — two golds and one silver — while smashing both an African record and a World Record.
Mark Onyinyechi Gift stole the spotlight in the women’s 67kg category, producing a historic lift that broke the African record and established a new World Record.
Folashade Oluwafemiayo continued the golden run, claiming top honours in the women’s +86kg division with a dominant display. In the women’s 50kg event, an all-Nigerian showdown produced a razor-thin result.
Ajiboye Rukayat took gold with a 115kg lift, while teammate Anigbogu Chikordi Esther secured silver after lifting 114kg in a fiercely contested battle between the two compatriots.
The outstanding results in Oran highlight Nigeria’s sustained excellence and growing dominance in para-powerlifting, both across Africa and on the international stage.
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