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Nigeria at the Paralympics

Nigeria at the Paralympics

Sporting event delegation

Nigeria made its Paralympic Games début at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona. It sent a delegation of six male athletes to compete in track & field, powerlifting and table tennis.[1]

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History

Nigeria made its Paralympic Games début at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona when they sent a delegation of six men to compete in track & field, powerlifting and table tennis.[2] Adeoye Ajibola won two gold medals in sprint, while Monday Emoghawve obtained one in powerlifting.[2] Nigeria has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics, though it has never taken part in the Winter Paralympics.[3]

At the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games, Nigeria won 10 medals (4 gold, 1 silver, and 5 bronze), bringing its total number of medals to 80.[4]

Medals

See also: All-time Paralympic Games medal table
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Medallists

Nigeria made its Paralympic debut at the 1992 Summer Paralympics, where they claimed three gold medals.[5][6]

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Tokyo 2020 - Team Nigeria - Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
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    Nigeria at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
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    Nigeria at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
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    Nigeria at the Paralympics Archived 7 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine, International Paralympic Committee
  5. [5]
    "6 Facts to know about Nigeria at the Paralympics". Nigeria Today. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  6. [6]
    "Nigeria - National Paralympic Committee". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
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