The Nigeria Federal Ministry of Sports alongside with the Paralympics Committee of Nigeria have named several athletes who will be competing in the Paralympics in Rio, Brazil 2016. I really applaud Nigeria for putting in time and money to making sure Nigeria make a name in the Paralympics. The Paralympics will be held from 7th - 18th September, 2016 in Rio.
Below, are the list of all 23 athletes competing at the Paralympics in Rio 2016:
Athletics Athletes:
- Hannah Babalola
- Eucharia Iyiazi
- Lauretta Onye
- Lovina Onyegbule
- Flora Ugwunwa
- Friday Aibangbe
Table Tennis Athletes:
- Ahmed Koleosho
- Faith Obiorah
- Emmanuel Nick
Powerlifting Athletes:
- Nsini Ben
- Lucy Ejike
- Ndidi Nwosu
- Bose Omolayo
- Josephine Orji
- Esther Onyema
- Latifat Tijani
- Yakubu Adesokan
- Roland Ezuruike
- Abdulazeez Ibrahim
- Nnamdi Innocent
- Opeyemi Jegede
- Paul Kehinde
- Tolu-lope Taiwo
There are alot of athletes to watch in the Paralympics in Rio, for example Ahmed Koleosho have been dominating every competition all over the world and he is one of the best 3 Table tennis player in the African continent. Stay tuned and support all these wonderful individuals as they showcase their talents this September in Rio 2016
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