Flora Ugwunwa set a new
world record in the women’s javelin – F54 event yesterday at the Rio
Paralympics to give Nigeria its seventh gold medal.
She recorded a throw of
20.25 metres after six attempts to win the gold medal and take Nigeria’s tally
to seven gold, two silver and one bronze medals.
South Africa’s
Ntombizanele Situ completed the African sweep of the event’s medals by winning
the bronze medal with a heave of 17.90m.
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