Eniola Bolaji has made historical past as the primary African athlete to win a medal in Para-Badminton, securing a bronze medal for Nigeria within the Girls’s Singles SL3 section.
On Monday morning, Bolaji defeated her Ukrainian opponent, Oksana Kozyna, in directly units 2-0 (21-9, 21-9) to win Nigeria’s first Paralympics medal in Paris.
Despite the fact that Bolaji had her attractions i’m ready on gold, she fell snip within the semi-final on Sunday, dropping 2-0 (16-21, 17-21) to China’s Zuxian Xiao. On the other hand, she redeemed herself via clinching the bronze on Monday.
Many will probably be happy to look Nigeria finish its medal drought following disappointing effects on the Olympic Video games and the not too long ago concluded Global U-20 Athletics Championship.
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