London Paralympics 2012: Nigeria finishes with 13 Medals

Nigeria prooved herself winning 13 medals at the just concluded paralympic game in London. Nigeria finished with six gold, five silver and two bronze, a performance far better than that of the able-bodied athletes, who failed to win a single medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games.



Team Nigeria athletes also set four world records through Esther Oyema, Yakubu Adesokan, Joy Onaolapo and Folashade Oluwafemiayo.


According to Team Nigeria’s Chef De Mission to London 2012 Paralympics, Dr Simon Ebhojiaye, the National Sports Commission, NSC has directed that each gold medalist gets a cash reward of 7,500 dollars, while silver medalist gets 5,000 dollars and the bronze medalists also collect 2,500 dollars.
The gold medalists at the reception included Esther Onyema, Ivory Nwokorie, Loveline Obiji, Grace Anozie, Joy Onaolapo and Yakubu Adesokan. The silver medalists were Ifeanyi Nnajiofor, Lucy Ejike, Anthony Ulonna, Obichukwu Ikechukwu and Folashade Oluwafemi Ayo.