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Ibrahim Olaitan – :: Onward News 24 :: https://www.onwardnews24.com ... Sat, 28 Aug 2021 12:32:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Paralympics: Ejike, Olaitan win Bronze for Nigeria in Powerlifting https://www.onwardnews24.com/paralympics-ejike-olaitan-win-bronze-for-nigeria-in-powerlifting/ https://www.onwardnews24.com/paralympics-ejike-olaitan-win-bronze-for-nigeria-in-powerlifting/#respond Sat, 28 Aug 2021 12:32:03 +0000 https://www.onwardnews24.com/?p=6205

The duo of Lucy Ejike and Ibrahim Olaitan gave Team Nigeria a lot to cheer on Saturday when they both clinched Bronze medals in Powerlifting.

Ejike, who is the captain of Team Nigeria had only one legal lift which was her first, her subsequent lifts were disqualified. Her enthusiasm ensured a first lift of 130kg that edged out most of her opponents. The second and third attempts to lift 135kg failed. If she had pushed and successfully lifted 132kg in one of her failed attempts she would have won a gold medal.

Olaitan’s medal was in the 67kg category.

These bronze medals by Ejike and Olaitan have increased Nigeria’s medal haul at the Paralympic Games to three, a gold and two bronze medals.

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