Posts tagged with Para powerlifting

2026 C’Wealth Games: Team Nigeria 2nd on Medals Table with six medals on Day 1, breaks Multiple World Records

0 comments, 25/07/2026, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Boxing, Grassroots, News, olympics, Tennis, Volleyball

By Amaechi Agbo Nigeria’s quest for 20 gold medals at the 2026 Commonwealth Games got underway in electrifying fashion as Team Nigeria enjoyed a dream start campaign on Friday, producing a remarkable opening day performance that yielded six medals including three gold, three silver medals ... Read more...

NSC Inaugurates Boards of Nigeria Para Sports Federations, Harps on Grassroots Devt.

0 comments, 03/07/2026, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Boxing, Grassroots, Handball, News

By Amaechi Agbo The National Sports Commission has successfully conducted elections and inaugurated the boards of Nigeria Para Sports Federations with the clear mandate to align the federations with the RHINSE ( Renewed Hope Initiative for Nigeria Sports Economy) agenda of the Commission. ... Read more...

Rita Ferdinard Sets New African Record at African Open Para Powerlifting Championship

0 comments, 23/05/2026, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Grassroots, News

By Amaechi Agbo Team Nigeria continued its impressive outing at the African Open Para Powerlifting Championship in Oran, Algeria, delivering another dominant performance on Friday as the country closed the day with an impressive haul of five gold, two silver and two bronze medals. The Nigeria... Read more...

Para Powerlifting: How Queen Idris Inspired Bose Omolayo To Win Gold In Tokyo Paralympic Games

0 comments, 30/08/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Boxing, News, olympics

By Kuti Dare The timely intervention of Former President of Nigeria Para Powerlifting Federation (NPPF), Queen Idris ensured that Bose Omolayo won a gold medal at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics Games. Queen Idris who is a special guest of the World Para Powerlifting Federation promised to give... Read more...

How Dearth Of Infrastructure Forced Nigeria Out Of Para-powerlifting World Cup

0 comments, 02/09/2020, by Best Choice Sports in Boxing, Grassroots, News

Lack of infrastructure and effective training has been blamed for Nigeria's inability to participate in the ongoing Online Para-powerlifting World Cup, Bestchoicesports.com.ng can report. Technical Director of the Nigerian Para-powerlifting Federation, Joy Mayaki, says the inability of athletes... Read more...

World Para-powerlifting Gold Medallist Ndidi Nwosu laid To rest

0 comments, 30/05/2020, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Grassroots, News

By Sobenna Nwagbo Nigeria's four-time para-powerlifting world gold medallist, Mrs Ndidi Nwosu had been laid to rest at her Umuagbada, Umuoba, Eziachi Orlu, home in Imo State . Speaking at the funeral of the late sports ambassador, the wife of the president and grand patron , Nigeria ... Read more...

Para Powerlifting World Cup: Minister Receives Athletes, Promises More Support

0 comments, 11/02/2020, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Boxing, News

The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare, has assured all Nigerian athletes that his ministry would stand with them in any situation the sport may find themselves. He said this while receiving the representatives of the victorious Team Nigeria, nicknamed 'The Unstoppables' ... Read more...

How Gambia Journalist Hagie Drammeh Covered Abuja Para-Powerlifting World Cup

0 comments, 10/02/2020, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Boxing, News

By Hagie Drammeh The Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020 run from July 24th to August 9th 2020, with Paralympic Games following August 25th to September 6. Eventually, more than 15 Gambian athletes are expected to qualify for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympic Gambians team. With the Olympic and Paraly... Read more...

Queen Uboh-Idris Faces Investigation As PPFN Board Rejects Her Resignation

0 comments, 09/02/2020, by Best Choice Sports in Boxing, News

By Our Correspondent The embattled President of the Para-Powerlifting Federation of Nigeria, PPFN, Queen Uboh-Idris, faces investigation after the PPFN Board described her purported resignation invalid, Bestchoicesports.com.ng can report. Queen Uboh-Idris has been in the spotlight lately pa... Read more...

Abuja Para-Powerlifting World Cup: PPFN President Dares Sports Ministry, Presents “Unstoppable” Team

0 comments, 05/02/2020, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, News

By Amaechi Agbo Nigeria’s quest to book her ticket at the August-September 2020 Paralympic Games in powerlifting hangs in the balance as the President, Para-Powerlifting Federation of Nigeria, PPFN, on the Monday presented a rival team to challenge Team Nigeria at the International Conference ... Read more...

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