Powerlifter Bose Omolayo on Saturday, September 7, 2024, added to Team Nigeria’s medals haul by winning the silver medal in the women’s 79 kilogrammes event of the Paralympic Games in Paris.
Omolayo lifted 145kg to place second behind China’s Han Miaoyu who lifted 154kg to win the gold medal and set a new world record.
Omolayo was the Paralympic champion, having won the gold medal in the event at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, while Han is the current world champion.
She placed ahead of Safaa Hassan of Egypt who lifted 139kg to finish third and win the event’s bronze medal.
Omolayo’s victory thus took Nigeria’s total medals haul so far at the games to six, made up of one gold, three silver and two bronze medals.
