Eniola Bolaji has made historical past as the primary African athlete to win a medal in Para-Badminton, securing a bronze medal for Nigeria within the Ladies’s Singles SL3 class.
On Monday morning, Bolaji defeated her Ukrainian opponent, Oksana Kozyna, in straight units 2-0 (21-9, 21-9) to win Nigeria’s first Paralympics medal in Paris.
Though Bolaji had her sights set on gold, she fell brief within the semi-final on Sunday, dropping 2-0 (16-21, 17-21) to China’s Zuxian Xiao. Nevertheless, she redeemed herself by clinching the bronze on Monday.
Many can be happy to see Nigeria finish its medal drought following disappointing outcomes on the Olympic Video games and the just lately concluded World U-20 Athletics Championship.
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