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Newsbreak: Oluwafemiayo breaks world record, wins gold at Paralympics

September 8, 2024 • 2 min read

September 08, 2024

By Samuel Ogunsona

In an outstanding display of strength and determination, Nigerian-Yoruba powerlifter Folashade Oluwafemiayo made history on Sunday at the 2024 Paralympics Games in Paris, France.

The Team Nigeria captain shattered the world record in the women’s over 86kg category, lifting an incredible 167kg to claim the gold medal.

Oluwafemiayo’s remarkable achievement marked a first for para-powerlifting, cementing her position as one of the sport’s greatest athletes. China’s Deng Xuemei took silver with a lift of 155kg, while Egypt’s Nadia Ali secured bronze with a lift of 145kg.

Folashade Oluwafemiayo is a Nigerian powerlifter who has made history at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, France.

She won a gold medal in the women’s over 86kg category and broke her own world record with a lift of 166kg.

Folashade was born on March 11, 1985, in Jos, Nigeria, and is married to another Paralympic athlete with whom she has a child.

She has been competing in the Paralympics since 2012 and has won several medals, including gold and silver.

Folashade’s achievement at the 2024 Paralympics is a significant one, and she has become an inspiration to many Nigerians and para-athletes around the world ¹. Her victory has also brought attention to the Nigerian Paralympic team, which has won a total of seven medals at the 2024 Paralympics.