Twelve athletes shattered world information on the Nigeria Para-Powerlifting Open National Trials held on the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, signalling a brand new wave of dominance within the sport.
The three-day occasion, which featured over 60 athletes from throughout the nation, served as a platform to evaluate type and put together for future worldwide competitions.
Top performers included Folashade Oluwafemiayo of Delta, who lifted 160kg within the +86kg ladies’s class, smashing the earlier report of 130kg. Tolulope Ogundolie (Edo), (*12*) Adetolu (Ekiti), Rukayat Ajiboye (Delta), and Ifeoluwa Alake (Lagos) additionally exceeded current international benchmarks of their classes.
On the lads’s facet, Thomas Kure (Delta) lifted 207kg within the 80kg class, whereas Mufutau Rasaq (Osun) and Yakubu Adesokan (Oyo) posted spectacular lifts of 190kg and 152kg, respectively.
The Technical Director of the Nigeria Para-Powerlifting Federation, Ruel Ishaku, harassed the significance of constant coaching camps:
“The extra they practice, the extra probabilities of producing higher outcomes that can surpass world requirements,” he stated.
In addition to the record-breakers, a number of different lifters achieved podium-worthy outcomes, reaffirming Nigeria’s energy in para-powerlifting on the worldwide stage.