Iyiazi wins Nigeria’s 8th medal at Tokyo Paralympics

Eucharia Iyiazi has won Nigeria’s eighth medal at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics. 

The 48-year-old claimed the bronze with a 10.40m throw in the women’s shot put F57 on Thursday.

Iyiazi, who was included in TheCable’s list of Nigeria’s medal prospects at the games, overcame the disappointing display that saw her finish eighth in the women’s discus throw event last Saturday.

Algeria’s Safia Djelal, the world and Paralympic record-holder in the F56 class of the event, created a new world record in the F57 with 11.29m throw to win the gold medal.

China’s Xu Milan took the silver medal after throwing 10.81m.

Iyiazi’s triumph comes less than 24 hours after Tajudeen Agunbiade and Alabi Olufemi won a bronze medal despite losing to Australia in the semi-finals of the men’s team class 9 to 10 event of the table tennis.

Team Nigeria’s medals tally at the games has increased to three gold, one silver, and four bronze medals.

Powerlifting account for six of those medal haul while table tennis and shot put garnered one laurel each.