Nigeria’s Flora Ugwunwa has added to the number of Gold Nigeria has won at the ongoing Paralympic Games in Rio. The athlete ...
Nigeria’s Flora Ugwunwa has added to the number of Gold Nigeria has won at the ongoing Paralympic Games in Rio.
The
athlete set a new world record in the women’s javelin – F54 event on
Tuesday at the Rio Paralympics to give Nigeria its seventh gold medal.
She recorded a throw of 20.25m after six attempts to win the gold medal and take Nigeria’s tally to seven gold, two silver and one bronze medals.
Ugwunwa
beat a field of nine to set new Paralympic and world records, while
Tunisia’s Hania Aidi won the silver medal with a throw of 18.88m.
