Nigeria Wins First Medal At 2024 Paris Paralympics

Mariam Eniola BolajI has won Team Nigeria’s first medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games in the para badminton women’s singles SL3 event.

She defeated Kozyna Oksana of Ukraine 21-9, 21-9 in the bronze medal match.

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Bolaji’s journey to the semi-final began from the group stage, where she won all three matches before progressing to the knockout stage.

She won India’s Mandeep Kahur (21-8, 21-14) in the opening match of the women’s singles SL3 category in Group B clash and secured a dominant victory against Australia’s Celine Aurelie Vinot, winning 21-8, 21-14 in the second group-stage clash.

She made history by becoming the 1st African para-athlete to make the semifinals of the para-badminton event at the 2024 Paralympics.

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