Nigeria competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August and 5 September 2021. This was their eighth consecutive appearance at the Summer Paralympics since 1992.
Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date Powerlifting Women's 45 kg 26 August Powerlifting Women's 79 kg 29 August Powerlifting Women's 86 kg 30 August Athletics Women's javelin throw F54 Powerlifting Women's +86 kg 30 August Powerlifting Women's 61 kg 28 August Powerlifting Women's 67 kg 28 August Table tennis Men's team – Class 9–10 Athletics Women's shot put F57 2 September Athletics Women's shot put F40
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games: SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 1 4 5Powerlifting 3 7 10Rowing 1 0 1Table tennis 5 1 6 Total 10 12 22
Athletics
Flora Ugwunwa qualified to compete in the women's javelin throw F54 event. She qualified after winning the silver medal in the women's javelin throw F54 event at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Lauritta Onye qualified to compete in the women's shot put F40 event.
AthleteEventRank MenGALADIMA Suwaibidu Men's 100m - T47 WomenLauritta OnyeWomen's shot put F40Flora UgwunwaWomen's javelin throw F54IYIAZI Eucharia Women's Shot Put - F57IYIAZI Eucharia Women's Discus Throw - F57NWAOZUZU Grace Women's Discus Throw - F57Flora Ugwunwa Women's Shot Put - F54
Powerlifting
Source:
NumberAthleteEventResultRank Men1Yakubu AdesokanMen's 49 kg15542Ibrahim DaudaMen's 59 kg17053Nnamdi InnocentMen's 72 kg - Women4Latifat TijaniWomen's 45 kg1075Lucy EjikeWomen's 61 kg1306Olaitan IbrahimWomen's 67 kg1197Paulina OkpalaWomen's 73 kg12468Bose OmolayoWomen's 79 kg1419Folashade OluwafemiayoWomen's 86 kg15110Loveline ObijiWomen's +86 kg147
Rowing
Nigeria qualified one boats in the men's single sculls events for the games by winning the gold medal at the 2019 FISA African Qualification Regatta in Tunis, Tunisia.
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankKingsley Okoroafor IjomahMen's single sculls
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage
Table tennis
Nigeria entered six athletes into the table tennis competition at the games. Five athletes qualified from 2019 ITTF African Para Championships which was held in Alexandria, Egypt and Isau Ogunkunle via World Ranking allocation.
Men AthleteEventGroup StageRound 1QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAhmed Owolabi KoleoshoIndividual C3L 0-3W 3-12 QL 1-3 Did not advanceIsau OgunkunleIndividual C4L 2-3L 1-33 DQ Did not advanceVictor FarinloyeIndividual C8L 2-3L 0-33 DQ Did not advanceTajudeen AgunbiadeIndividual C9L 0-3W 3-22 QL 0-3 did not advanceAlabi Olabiyi OlufemiIndividual C10L 0-3L 0-3L 0-34 DQ Did not advance
Women AthleteEventGroup StageRound 1QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankFaith ObazuayeIndividual C10L 0-3L 0-3L 0-34 DQ Did not advance
See also
Nigeria at the Paralympics Nigeria at the 2020 Summer Olympics
References