2nd Paralympic Gold For Nigeria, 2 Silver medals

 

 

 

Nigeria’s female weight lifter, Ivory Nwokorie, has won the gold medal in the women’s 44kg power lifting at the on-going Paralympic games in London.

Nwokorie beat Cigdem Dede from Turkey, who won the silver medal, while Lidiia Soloviova of Ukraine claimed the bronze medal.

 

Nwokorie, last year won bronze in the 44kg category at the third Fazaa International Para-powerlifting Championship in Dubai, to qualify for the Paralympic Games in London.

 

Delighted by her win, Ivory gushed, “I’m very, very happy. I have made my country proud.”

Despite failing to improve on her first lift, it was to be more than enough to win her the gold, Nigeria’s second for Powerlifting in two days, london2012.com reports.

 

The silver medal went to Cigdem Dede of Turkey who managed 105kg on her second lift but was slightly disappointed with her placing.

She said, “‘It would have been better to have won the gold medal but I am very happy to have won the silver.”

 

Meanwhile, Nigeria’s Ikechukwu Obichukwu on Friday won silver in the men’s 52kg powerlifting event while Anthony Ulonnam won silver in the 56kg men’s category

 

 

Ukraine took the bronze medal with Lydiia Soloviova lifting 100kg on the first lift.