It was medal rush in the Powerlifting event as Nigeria added two more medals at the ongoing Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.

The Paralympics which commenced on August 24 will come to a close on September 5, 2021.

First was FOLASHADE ALICE OLUWAFEMIAYO who set a new World Record in the Women's -86kg event, and LOVELINE OBIJI who claimed Silver in the over 86kg event.

Oluwafemiayo who is the World Record Holder smashed the Paralympic Record set by Egypt's Randa Mahmoud (130kg) in 2016 and went ahead to smash her own World Record (150.5kg) by lifting 147kg, 149kg and 151kg in her first three attempts.

Not satisfied, she went further to lift 152kg setting a new World Record.

Your medallists for women's up to 86kg:

First �for Folashade O. in #Paralympics and first #Paralympic podium for Feifei Z. #CHN & Louise S. #GBR

#Gold Folashade O. #NGR- 152kg WR
#Silver Feifei Z. #CHN -139kg
#Bronze Louise S. #GBR -131kg

#Tokyo2020 @paralympics @Tokyo2020

Para-Powerlifting Tokyo 2020

Oluwafemiayo is no stranger to the podium, after smashing the World Record in the London 2012 Paralympics, lifting 148kg in the women's -75kg powerlifting event but clinched Silver in very controversial circumstances.

The following year, she received a two-year ban (2013-2015) after testing positive for the banned masking agent furosemide at the 2013 World Cup event in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She was stripped of her gold medal in the women's 79kg at the event and her world record lift of 125kg was also voided.

She missed the Rio 2016 Paralympics due to pregnancy.

Not deterred, she came back stronger, clinching the women's -86kg Gold at the [url=https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.paralympic.org/news/mexico-city-2017-oluwafemiayo-breaks-world-record-win-women-s-86kg%3famp]Mexico 2017 [/url] Para-Powerlifting World Championships where she smashed the 144kg World Record set by another Nigerian Loveline Obiji in 2014 by 1kg. China's Feifei Zheng (130kg) claimed silver, while Egypt's Geehan Hassan (125kg) completed the podium.

Oluwafemiayo went on to smash her own World Record of 145kg in the [url=https://www.google.com/amp/s/punchng.com/new-world-record-delights-oluwafemiayo/%3famp]2018 [/url] Fazza World Para-Powerlifting World Cup in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, lifting 146kg in the process.

The Jos-born athlete shook off the threats of perennial rival, Feifei
Zheng to clinch Gold and set another World Record of 150kg at the World Para-Powerlifting World Championships at Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan in 2019. Vera Muratova's 143kg secured bronze.

She also participated in the first World Para-Powerlifting World Cup held in Africa, winning Gold in the -86kg event in Abuja 2020.

Prior to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, Oluwafemiayo set another new World Record at the 2021 Manchester Para-Powerlifting World Cup in March, lifting 150.5kg beating local hero Louise Sugden to second.

The 36-year old is married to a fellow Paralympian, Tolulope Taiwo.

Congrats Shade.
Congrats Nigeria.

Congratulations

Nigeria's Loveline Adaure Obiji took the Silver Medal at the women's over 86kg event to make it Medal Number six for Nigeria in the now-concluded powerlifting event at this year's Paralympics holding in Tokyo, Japan.

Ladies and gentlemen, we have our medalists for the women's over 86kg:

#Gold Xuemei Deng #CHN - 153kg
#Silver Loveline O. #NGR - 147kg
#Bronze Marzena Z. #POL - 140kg

Congratulation ladies! Time to celebrate !�

Para-Powerlifting Tokyo 2020

Obiji was Junior World Champion setting two new World Records in 2011, before proceeding to win Gold in the women's -82.5kg event at the London 2012 Paralympics, beating Egypt's Randa Mahmoud to second.

She took Gold and set a new Women's Heavyweight Para-Powerlifting Record lifting 144kg, to edge compatriot Bose Omolayo to second at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

A record smashed by her compatriot, Oluwafemiayo in 2017.

Obiji went up the -86kg weight category, defeating Egypt's Randa Mahmoud at the 2013 Fazza IPC World Championships and setting a new World Record lift (140kg).

However, [url=https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.paralympic.org/news/dramatic-finale-sees-mahmoud-take-gold-dubai%3famp]She [/url] lost to Randa Mahmoud's World Record lift (143kg) to place second at the 2014 IPC Powerlifting Championships in Dubai, despite lifting 142.5kg.

[url=https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.paralympic.org/news/powerlifting-world-records-set-brazzaville%3famp]Then [/url] in the women’s combined up to and over 86kg, Obiji (125.83kg) took gold and a new up to 86kg world record of 149kg, defeating Randa in the 2015 World Para-Powerlifting ranking Championships in Brazzaville, Congo.

Pregnancy kept her off the Rio 2016 Paralympics until she returned to Mexico 2017, this time at the over 86kg weight category where She clinched Silver (136kg) losing to her nemesis, Randa (138kg) at the World Para-Powerlifting Championships.

[url=https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.paralympic.org/news/algiers-2018-bose-omolayo-breaks-world-record%3famp]Obiji [/url] had her revenge against Randa, taking Gold with a 145kg lift at the over 86kg event at the Africa Para-Powerlifting Championships in Algiers 2018.

Obiji lost to Deng Xuemei (151kg), to take Silver at the World Para-Powerlifting Championships at Nur-Sultan in 2019. Mahmoud completed the podium with Bronze.

The Nigerian Paralympian also participated in the first World Para-Powerlifting World Cup held in Africa, winning Gold in the over 86kg event in Abuja 2020.

The 30-year old Anambra-born athlete also took gold at the over 86kg event at the 2021 Manchester World Para-Powerlifting World Cup in March.

She was honoured with the Member of the Order of Niger (MON) in 2012 by President Goodluck Jonathan and the Sportswoman of the Year award in 2015.

Do you know: At the #Paralympics, Team Nigeria �� has won more medals in #Powerlifting alone (52), than the overall medals the country has won at the Olympics (25). Twice the Olympic tally!
** Olympics debut...Helsinki 1952 ✅
** Paralympics debut...Barcelona 1992 ✅

You're not complete doesn't mean you were born into the earth to suffer or to witness those that are succeeding, you can still do the impossible things through CHRIST..

No mind those complete mumus wey go they kill there self for one thing or other, imagine say them dey disable that means them for kill person join before them die..
A big CONGRATULATIONS to her soar higher .

If not Yoruba, who else, Kare omoluabi

Congratulations

I love it!

Yoruba Amaka

It's amazing how able bodied athletes couldn't match up to this in the just completed Olympic games while the mind set of these paralympians is definitely huge one to emulate...kudos....

Respect to those who deserve it!

Nigeria missed the weightlifters and boxers at Tokyo Olympics..


We can see what powerlifters are doing at the Paralympic

Congratulations

And they will not be appreciated when they return back to Nigeria. These are the true national heroes.

I wish we can set up a gofundme for them.

She looks like steel

Congratulations and kudos to these athletes only in Nigeria will you hear able bodied athletes making excuses upon excuses for their failure and u see the physically disadvantaged excelling, once again congrats Olympians.

Southern names are prevailing because it's merit and not Buhari's appointment.

Am not surprised crippled country doing well in game for the crippled...

But failled to do well in the game for the abled because they are not able country pls, I didn't mention any country o!

Next time use same energy you put in Paralympics in the main Olympic games...

A wise man once said...a one eyed man is a king in the land of the blind, If you know you know.

Amojii was here

Lattop:
Yoruba Amaka

Southern Nigeria amaka.

I believe there are lots of physically challenged people from the North. How come they are not represented?
Abi na to carry plate de beg be their calling

Congratulations to her.

So we now have 3 golds, 1 silver and two bronze. That's good

more blessings to our paralympians