Onyinyechi Mark has won Nigeria’s first gold medal at the Paralympics in Paris in the women’s 61kg powerlifting category on Friday.
She also set a new record lifting 145kg surpassing the previous record held by compatriot Lucy Ejike. Onyinyechi also shattered the Paralympic record with her historic performance at La Chapelle Arena.
The 23-year-old’s gold medal becomes Nigeria’s third medal at the Paris Paralympics.
Sports platform, Making of Champions shared the news via X with the words:
GOLD MEDAL & WORLD RECORD!!!
Onyinyechi Mark has won Nigeria’s 1st GOLD medal at the #Paralympics2024 smashing her own World Record, lifting a breathtaking weight of 147kg!! Mark was on another level, breaking the Paralympic and World records en route winning Nigeria’s 1st GOLD medal in Paris!! All the way from Umuahia and conquering the World…. Onyinyechi is really ‘marking’ her name in history as one of the greatest Powerlifters to come out from Naija.
🗣️🗣️GOLD MEDAL & WORLD RECORD!!!
Onyinyechi Mark has won Nigeria’s 1st GOLD medal at the #Paralympics2024 smashing her own World Record, lifting a breathtaking weight of 147kg!! 👏👏
Mark was on another level, breaking the Paralympic and World records en route winning Nigeria’s… pic.twitter.com/wuc8YNN3yx
— Making of Champions (@MakingOfChamps) September 6, 2024