Team Nigeria continued their impressive run on Friday at the 2016 Rio Paralympics as Rolland Ezuruike sets a new Paralympic record of 190kg to win gold in the men’s -54kg.
His first lift of 185kg broke the previous Paralympic record before he extended it with his second lift of 190kg.
Earlier on Friday, Powerlifter, Latifat Tijani, lifted 106kg to grab a silver medal in the -45kg women’s powerlifting event at the Riocentro, Pavilion 2.
The Nigerian amazon, who lifted 98kg to set new Africa record at 2015 All Africa Games in Congo Brazzaville, in her first attempt lifted 101kg and failed in her attempt to lift 104kg, while she came back stronger to lift 106kg in her final attempt to take the lead which was later short-lived, as she lost the gold medal to China’s Hu Dandan China who lifted 107kg in her final attempt.
The Chinese lifter, Dandan, went ahead to set the World and Paralympics record in the event when she lifted 108kg.
Tijani, with her feat in Rio has erased the African record in the -45kg women’s powerlifting she set in Congo Brazzaville from 98kg to 106kg.
Great Britain’s Newson Zoe settled for the silver medal as she lifted 102kg in the event.
