Latifat Tijani has won the first gold medal for Nigeria at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympic Games.
The 39-year-old defeated China’s Zhe Cui to lift 107kg in the women’s 45kg powerlifting on Thursday, August 26, 2021.
More to come…
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