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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Congratulations to Team Nigeria as Folashade Oluwafemiayo, Bose Omolayo, Loveline Obiji and Ejike Lucy&#8230;</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Congratulations to Team Nigeria as Folashade Oluwafemiayo, Bose Omolayo,</strong> <strong>Loveline Obiji and Ejike Lucy Win Medals at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics</strong></p>



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<p style="font-size:18px">Team Nigeria’s&nbsp;Folashade Oluwafemiayo&nbsp;and&nbsp;Bose Omolayo&nbsp;have won the country’s second and third gold medals in the women’s 86kg and 79kg powerlifting competitions at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.</p>



<p style="font-size:18px">Folashade Oluwafemiayo set a new Paralympics record by lifting 152kg, while <a href="https://www.bellanaija.com/2021/08/nigeria-tokyo-2020-paralympics/">Bose Omolayo </a>established a Paralympics record of 141kg.</p>



<p style="font-size:18px">Latifat Tijani previously won the country’s first gold medal in the women’s -45kg para-powerlifting on Thursday, August 26<sup>th</sup> after putting up an impressive performance to defeat China’s, Zhe Cui.</p>



<p style="font-size:18px">Read Also: <a href="https://refinedng.com/latifat-tijani-wins-nigerias-first-gold-medal-at-tokyo-paralympics/">Latifat Tijani wins Nigeria’s First Gold Medal at Tokyo Paralympics</a></p>



<p style="font-size:18px"><a href="https://www.bellanaija.com/2021/08/nigeria-tokyo-2020-paralympics/">Loveline Obiji</a> lifted 147kg to win silver in the women’s +86kg powerlifting event while Lucy Ejike and Ibrahim Olaitan both took bronze in para-powerlifting. </p>



<p style="font-size:18px">Lucy earned bronze in the women’s 61kg division with a lift of 130kg, while Olaitan won bronze in the women’s 67kg category with a lift of 119kg.</p>



<p style="font-size:18px">Team Nigeria is now ranked 29th overall, with three gold medals, one silver, and two bronze medals.</p>



<p style="font-size:18px">Congratulations Team Nigeria, we are so proud.</p><p>The post <a href="https://refinedng.com/congratulations-to-team-nigeria-as-folashade-oluwafemiayo-bose-omolayo-loveline-obiji-and-ejike-lucy-win-medals-at-tokyo-2020-paralympics/">Congratulations to Team Nigeria as Folashade Oluwafemiayo, Bose Omolayo, Loveline Obiji and Ejike Lucy Win Medals at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics</a> first appeared on <a href="https://refinedng.com">RefinedNG</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
					
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