Nigeria Leading Africa in Paralympics, 9th in the World

In the historic Gold medal match against Netherland’s Gerben Last, Devos continued his domineering form to win 3-0 (11-8, 11-7, 11-4) and claim his first Paralympic Gold.

Oliver James and his GB mixed coxed four team have won gold at the Rio Paralympics.

The latest set of gold for Nigeria came from Ndidi Nwosu and Bose Omolayo.

“I’m delighted and I thank God I was successful”, said Farzin.

He lost his left arm in a rocket attack while serving as an RAF weapons technician in Iraq in 2007 when he was 21-years-old.

Nigerian weightlifter Lucy Ejike has shattered the Paralympic and world record three successive times by winning gold with a lift of 142kg at the Rio Games on Sunday. “If you know what you can do, then why worry?”

“I’m getting better at coping though and for me the London 2017 world championships will be my London 2012 – that’ll be the real test”. “I think the top spin I played to go ahead 3-1 rather shook him mentally”. I’ve proven it in the past.

Cao Ningning (C) of China reacts during the medal presenting ceremony after Men’s Singles Class 5 Gold Medal Match of Table Tennis against Valentin Baus of German at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sept. 12, 2016.

They are the reigning world champions, having won gold past year in Aiguebelette, France, and have been the world champions/Paralympic champions since 2011 having not lost a race during that time. “I just focus on myself because I think this sport is where you compete against yourself, the only one I have to defeat is myself”.