Nigeria at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Nigeria competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August and 5 September 2021. This was their eighth consecutive appearance at the Summer Paralympics since 1992.[1][2][3]

Nigeria at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeNGR
NPCNigeria Paralympic Committee
in Tokyo, Japan
24 August 2021 (2021-08-24) – 5 September 2021 (2021-09-05)
Competitors22 in 4 sports
Medals
Gold
4
Silver
1
Bronze
5
Total
10
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
  Gold Latifat Tijani Powerlifting Women's 45 kg 26 August
  Gold Bose Omolayo Powerlifting Women's 79 kg 29 August
  Gold Folashade Oluwafemiayo Powerlifting Women's 86 kg 30 August
  Gold Flora Ugwunwa Athletics Women's javelin throw F54 4 September
  Silver Loveline Obiji Powerlifting Women's +86 kg 30 August
  Bronze Lucy Ejike Powerlifting Women's 61 kg 28 August
  Bronze Olaitan Ibrahim Powerlifting Women's 67 kg 28 August
  Bronze Tajudeen Agunbiade
Alabi Olufemi
Victor Farinloye
Table tennis Men's team – Class 9–10 1 September
  Bronze Eucharia Iyiazi Athletics Women's shot put F57 2 September
  Bronze Lauritta Onye Athletics Women's shot put F40 4 September

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:[2]

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 1 4 5
Powerlifting 3 7 10
Rowing 1 0 1
Table tennis 5 1 6
Total 10 12 22

Athletics

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Flora Ugwunwa qualified to compete in the women's javelin throw F54 event. She qualified after winning the silver medal in the women's javelin throw F54 event at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Lauritta Onye qualified to compete in the women's shot put F40 event.[4]

Athlete Event Rank
Men
GALADIMA Suwaibidu Men's 100m - T47
Women
Lauritta Onye Women's shot put F40
Flora Ugwunwa Women's javelin throw F54  
IYIAZI Eucharia Women's Shot Put - F57
IYIAZI Eucharia Women's Discus Throw - F57
NWAOZUZU Grace Women's Discus Throw - F57
Flora Ugwunwa Women's Shot Put - F54

Powerlifting

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Source:[5]

Number Athlete Event Result Rank
Men
1 Yakubu Adesokan Men's 49 kg 155 4
2 Ibrahim Dauda Men's 59 kg 170 5
3 Nnamdi Innocent Men's 72 kg NM -
Women
4 Latifat Tijani Women's 45 kg 107  
5 Lucy Ejike Women's 61 kg 130  
6 Olaitan Ibrahim Women's 67 kg 119  
7 Paulina Okpala Women's 73 kg 124 6
8 Bose Omolayo Women's 79 kg 141  
9 Folashade Oluwafemiayo Women's 86 kg 151  
10 Loveline Obiji Women's +86 kg 147  

Rowing

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Nigeria qualified one boats in the men's single sculls events for the games by winning the gold medal at the 2019 FISA African Qualification Regatta in Tunis, Tunisia.

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kingsley Okoroafor Ijomah Men's single sculls

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage

Table tennis

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Nigeria entered six athletes into the table tennis competition at the games. Five athletes qualified from 2019 ITTF African Para Championships which was held in Alexandria, Egypt and Isau Ogunkunle via World Ranking allocation.[6]

Men
Athlete Event Group Stage Round 1 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ahmed Owolabi Koleosho Individual C3   Brüchle (GER)
L 0-3
  Petruniv (GER)
W 3-1
2 Q   Zhao Ping (CHN)
L 1-3
Did not advance
Isau Ogunkunle Individual C4   Thomas (FRA)
L 2-3
  Sameh Mohamed Saleh (EGY)
L 1-3
3 DQ Did not advance
Victor Farinloye Individual C8   Didukh (UKR)
L 2-3
  Shilton (GBR)
L 0-3
3 DQ Did not advance
Tajudeen Agunbiade Individual C9   May (UKR)
L 0-3
  Qing (CHN)
W 3-2
2 Q   Devos (BEL)
L 0-3
did not advance
Alabi Olabiyi Olufemi Individual C10   Hao (CHN)
L 0-3
  Coughlan (AUS)
L 0-3
  Radovic (MNE)
L 0-3
4 DQ Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Group Stage Round 1 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Faith Obazuaye Individual C10   Tien (TPE)
L 0-3
  Zhao (CHN)
L 0-3
  Yang (AUS)
L 0-3
4 DQ Did not advance

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Team Nigeria - Profile | Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "NPC Entries - Team Nigeria | Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Team Nigeria - Medals by Sport | Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Sport & NPC Entries by Event | Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games". Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Sport & NPC Entries by Event | Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games". Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  6. ^ "2019 Para Table Tennis Calendar". International Table Tennis Federation. 16 March 2019. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.