Nigeria’s Paralympic bronze medallist, Eniola Bolaji, has received a gold medal within the girls’s singles SL3 class on the First Abia Para Badminton Worldwide Match, defeating Cameroon’s Danyele Mouafo 2-0 (21-7, 21-3).
Nigeria secured three gold, 4 silver, and 9 bronze medals to complete in fourth place on the finals of the historic occasion, which passed off in Umuahia.
Additionally, Nigeria’s Jeremiah Nnanna, who’s ranked first in Africa within the SL4 class, outshone his compatriot Yahaya Ayuba 2-0 (21-9, 21-8) within the males’s singles SL4 to win a gold medal.
Equally, Mary Nathan clinched a gold medal for Nigeria, defeating Brazil’s Juscileia Silva 2-1 (5-21, 21-18, 21-17) within the girls’s singles WH1.
Nigeria additionally received silver medals via Jeremiah Nnanna, Obinna Nwosu, Chinyere Okoro, Yahaya Ayuba, and Ijeoma Chukwuemeka.
Brazil topped the medal desk with seven gold, three silver, and 5 bronze medals, whereas India completed second with six gold, 5 silver, and 14 bronze.
Peru got here third with six gold, three silver, and two bronze medals.
A complete of 114 gamers from 13 nations competed in 19 occasions held from September 30 to October 5.
The medals have been offered to the winners on the closing ceremony, which was attended by Governor Alex Otti of Abia State.