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Tijani wins gold for Nigeria’s first Tokyo Paralympics medal

Aug 26, 2021

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by

Bayo Millz

in Sports

Latifat Tijani put Team Nigeria on the medals table at the ongoing 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo on Thursday by winning the women’s -45kg event of the powerlifting competition. The 39-year-old Ogun indigene had a best lift of 107kg to rank first and win the competition’s gold medal at the Tokyo International Forum. The News…