Team Nigeria’s Flora Ugwunwa has won a silver medal in women’s Javelin F54, at the ongoing Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
Ugwunwa finished second in the event with a throw of 19.26m behind Uzbekistan athlete Nurkhon Kurbanova who set a world record with a throw of 21.12m.
The bronze medal was won by Elham Salehi of Iran who threw 16.24m.
Ugwunwa became the first Nigeria to win a medal in Para-Athletics, at the ongoing games.
Her feat has now taken the country’s overall tally to four medals won at the ongoing Paralympic Games in Paris.
The 40-year-old has now won her third consecutive medal at the Paralympics: two gold medals (Rio 2016 & Tokyo 2020) and now silver (Paris).
Other athletes who have won medals for Team Nigeria are Oyinyechi Mark, Eniola Bolaji and Esther Nworgu.
