Wrestling dominated the bulk of the medals on Saturday as para-table tennis, para-athletics and athletes in other sports continued to make the country proud.
Wrestling dominated the bulk of the medals on Saturday as para-table tennis, para-athletics and athletes in other sports continued to make the country proud.
Wrestler Mercy Genesis won a gold medal for Nigeria, defeating Canadian Madison Parks 3-1 to win the women’s Wrestling Freestyle 50kg.
In the men’s freestyle 57kg, Ebikewenimo Welson won the Silver medal after losing 10-0 to India’s Kumar Ravi, while compatriot Hannah Reuben lost 2-4 to Canada’s Justina Di Stasio to clinch silver for Nigeria in the Women’s freestyle 76kg event.
In para-table tennis, Nigeria’s Isau Ogunkunle was dominant in his third-place match and did not drop a game, comfortably winning his match in men’s singles classes 5-3. Ogunkunle defeated India’s Raj Alagar 3-0 to win bronze.
In the same event, Nigeria’s Nasiru Sule lost 1-3 to England’s Jack Hunter-Spivey to settle for silver.
Also, in para-table tennis, Faith Obazuaye clinched the bronze medal in the women’s Singles Classes 6-10 third-place match. Obazuaye defeated Felicity Pickard of England 3-1 to finish on the podium.
In para-athletics, Eucharia Iyiazi threw a new Games record of 10.03m to win the gold medal for Nigeria at the women’s shot put F55-57 event. Her national teammate Ugochi Alam got the bronze with a throw of 9.30m.
