Nigeria’s Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh has congratulated Onyinyechi Mark for winning Nigeria’s first gold medal at the ongoing Paralympic Games taking place in Paris, France.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Onyinyechi smashed her own World Record by lifting a breathtaking weight of 150kg to win the gold medal for Nigeria in the women’s up 61kg Para-Powerlifting event.
“Congratulations Onyinyechi Mark! Today, you hoisted the flag of our great nation at the ongoing Paralympics, having won Nigeria’s first Olympic Gold medal at the ongoing Paralympics. Not only did you lift 147kg to break the Paralympics record and win a Gold Medal, you took a challenge given to you, lifted 150kg to set a new world record. Bravo!!
“You have brought Immense pride and Joy to Nigerians, you have built a momentum which makes a worthy statement of the resilient Nigerian spirit. We are so proud of you, the Government and sports loving people of Nigeria celebrate you our champ! Thank you for doing it for self and for country,” a statement by the Sports Minister reads.
Nigeria’s Onyinyechi Mark made light work of her first attempt in the women’s up 61kg Para-Powerlifting, easily lifting 140kg to go into the lead. In her second attempt, Onyinyechi entered 145kg, which will be 3kg more than the previous Paralympic Record.
She won the gold medal for Nigeria with one lift to spare. In her third attempt, Onyinyechi broke the Paralympic Record in women’s 61kg, smashing Lucy Ejike’s record and setting a new one of 145kg.
After securing the gold medal in women’s up 61kg Para-Powerlifting, Onyinyechi returned to smash the World Record she had set earlier. In her final attempt, she lifted a breathtaking weight of 147kg to win the gold medal for Nigeria. Onyinyechi has now set the last three World Records in this event: 146kg, 147kg and 150kg.