Team Oyo’s Diary of Events at National Para Games 12/12/2023

 Team Oyo’s Diary of Events at National Para Games 12/12/2023

With the 2nd National Para Games gradually winding down various states are in a late medal-rush here in Abuja.

The Wheelchair-Tennis team continued their impressive run at the games by increasing the gold medal haul when Foluke Shodeinde won her Women’s Singles final match against Edo’s Andrea Usho. But Williams Ukari had to settle for silver after losing his final match to Edo’s Alex Adewale.

In Para-Swimming, Ayomide Adeleye won bronze in 50m partial-blind freestyle event. The Para-Swimming team won silver in the mixed relay event to conclude all activities in the pool for the games. The organizers of the Swimming Event at the games in a surprising decision to the states cancelled medals won from 50m Backstroke S-6 category causing a docking of the gold medal earlier won by Akorede Moses on Sunday.

In Para-Powerlifting, the achievement of the Athletes are stated below:

• Toyosi Osewa lifted 123KG to win Silver medal in Women 55kg Class Category.

• Dauda Ibrahim lifts 170KG to win Gold medal in Men Class 59kg Category.

• Taiwo Akingbade lifts 145KG to win Bronze medal in Men Class 59kg Category.

• Kasim Oseni lifts 155KG to win Bronze medal in Men Class 72kg Category.

• Adeola Noah lifted 166Kg to win Silver medal in Men Class 65kg Category.

In Athletics, Adebisi Abdulahi won the state’s sole medal of silver on the track yesterday in 100m T12/T13 class. Meanwhile the field event produced a bronze medal when Muinat Babalola participated in the Shotput event.

Joyce Otun won bronze for Team Oyo in the Wheelchair-Karaté Kata.

With the commencement of Para-Table-tennis, two gold medals came off the bats of Soneye Oluwakemi and Tunde Adisa. Abiola Adesope won silver in the Men’s Singles Class 9 category.

The day saw a total of 4 gold, 6 silver and 4 bronze medals. The overall is now at 11 gold, 16 silver and 11 bronze medals.

 _BCOS' Tobi Ajewole reporting from Abuja_