Nigeria’s Flora Ugwunwa has secured a silver medal in the women’s Javelin F54 event at the ongoing Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
Ugwunwa placed second with a throw of 19.26m, behind Uzbekistan’s Nurkhon Kurbanova, who set a world record with a throw of 21.12m.
This achievement marks Nigeria’s first medal in the women’s javelin category and brings the country’s total medal count to four so far.
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The 40-year-old Ugwunwa has now earned her third consecutive Paralympic medal, having previously won two golds in Rio and Tokyo, and now a silver in Paris.
The bronze medal went to Elham Salehi of Iran, with a throw of 16.24m.
Other medalists for Team Nigeria include Onyinyechi Mark, Eniola Bolaji, and Esther Nworgu.