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NIGERIAN BREAKS WORLD RECORD TO WIN GOLD AT THE RIO PARALYMPICS.

JOSEPHINE ORJI
Josephine Orji has broken the World Record to win the women’s +86kg Powerlifting at the Rio 2016 Paralympics. Orji totally dominated the event as she lifted a world record mark of 156kg as she won Nigeria’s eighth gold medal at the Paralympics and a total of 11 medals. The Nigerian had an impeccable
performance that she established a big gap with her closest challengers. Poland’s Marzena Zieba finished second with a mark of 134kg while Netherlands’ Melaica Tuinfort took bronze lifting her best mark of 130kg.
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