Isau Ogunkunle has added to Team Nigeria’s medal haul after winning bronze medal in the men’s para-table tennis at the Paris 2024 Paralympics.
Ogunkunle lost his semi-final tie with world number two Young-Gun Kim of South Korea 3-1 but picked up the bronze medal for reaching the semi-final.
In Para-Table Tennis, the two losing semi-finalists will both get a Bronze medal each, without having to play a match to decide the winner.
Despite winning the first set, Ogunkunle lost the match 3-1 (11-9, 5-11, 4-11, 11-13), and he came very close to forcing a fifth set, after taking the 4th set to a tie-break.
Following his feat, Team Nigeria now has a total of five medals which comprise one gold, two silver and two bronze.
Meanwhile on Saturday, Flora Ugwunwa won a silver medal in women’s Javelin F54.
Ugwunwa finished second in the event with a throw of 19.26m, Uzbekistan athlete Nurkhon Kurbanova won gold after setting a world record with a throw of 21.12m, while the bronze medal went to Elham Salehi of Iran who threw 16.24m.
Ugwunwa became the first Nigeria to win a medal in Para-Athletics, at the ongoing games in Paris.
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