Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

2008 Summer Paralympics

The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to September 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao....

in Beijing

Beijing

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, China

China

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. The country was represented by 28 athletes competing in four sports: powerlifting, table tennis, wheelchair tennis and track and field. The Nigerian team included eight powerlifters

Powerlifting

Powerlifting is a strength sport. It resembles the sport of Olympic weightlifting, as both disciplines involve lifting weights in three attempts. Powerlifting evolved from a sport known as 'odd lifts' which followed the same three attempt format but used a wide variety of events akin to Strongman...

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Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
		Athletics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	Women's discus throw F57/58
		Athletics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	Women's shot put F57/58
		Powerlifting Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held in the Beihang University Gymnasium from September 9 to September 16. Any athlete who met a minimum level of disability could take part in these events.-Events:There were twenty powerlifting events, corresponding to ten weight classes each for...	Women's 48 kg Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Women's 48 kg The women's 48 kg powerlifting event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was contested on 10 September at the Beihang University Gymnasium in Beijing, China. This event was the third-lightest of the women's powerlifting weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of of body mass.As with all...
		Powerlifting Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held in the Beihang University Gymnasium from September 9 to September 16. Any athlete who met a minimum level of disability could take part in these events.-Events:There were twenty powerlifting events, corresponding to ten weight classes each for...	Men's 48 kg Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Men's 48 kg The men's 48 kg powerlifting event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was contested on 9 September at the Beihang University Gymnasium in Beijing, China. This event was the lightest of the men's powerlifting weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of of body mass...
		Athletics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics were held in Beijing National Stadium from September 8 to September 17. There were 160 gold medals in this sport.-Classification:Athletes are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability...	Men's 100 m T12 Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Men's 100 metres T12 The Men's 100m T12 had its first round held on September 8, beginning at 10:35. The Semifinals were held on September 9, at 10:25 and the A and B Finals were held on September 10 at 17:35.-Medalists:-Results:-References:************...
		Powerlifting Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held in the Beihang University Gymnasium from September 9 to September 16. Any athlete who met a minimum level of disability could take part in these events.-Events:There were twenty powerlifting events, corresponding to ten weight classes each for...	Men's 100 kg Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Men's 100 kg The men's 100 kg powerlifting event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was contested on 16 September at the Beihang University Gymnasium in Beijing, China. This event was the second-heaviest of the men's powerlifting weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of of body mass...
		Powerlifting Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held in the Beihang University Gymnasium from September 9 to September 16. Any athlete who met a minimum level of disability could take part in these events.-Events:There were twenty powerlifting events, corresponding to ten weight classes each for...	Women's +82.5 kg Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Women's +82.5 kg The women's +82.5 kg powerlifting event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was contested on 14 September at the Beihang University Gymnasium in Beijing, China. This event was the heaviest of the women's powerlifting weight classes, allowing competitors with over of body mass.As with all Paralympic...
		Powerlifting Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held in the Beihang University Gymnasium from September 9 to September 16. Any athlete who met a minimum level of disability could take part in these events.-Events:There were twenty powerlifting events, corresponding to ten weight classes each for...	Women's 67.5 kg Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Women's 67.5 kg The women's 67.5 kg powerlifting event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was contested on 13 September at the Beihang University Gymnasium in Beijing, China. This event was the fourth-heaviest of the women's powerlifting weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of of body mass.As with all...
		Powerlifting Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held in the Beihang University Gymnasium from September 9 to September 16. Any athlete who met a minimum level of disability could take part in these events.-Events:There were twenty powerlifting events, corresponding to ten weight classes each for...	Women's 60 kg Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Women's 60 kg The women's 60 kg powerlifting event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was contested on 13 September at the Beihang University Gymnasium in Beijing, China. This event was the fifth-heaviest of the women's powerlifting weight classes, limiting competitors to a maximum of of body mass.As with all...

Powerlifting

Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Powerlifting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held in the Beihang University Gymnasium from September 9 to September 16. Any athlete who met a minimum level of disability could take part in these events.-Events:There were twenty powerlifting events, corresponding to ten weight classes each for...

 

Men

Athlete	Event	Attempt 1	Attempt 2	Attempt 3	Rank
Ruel Isiaku	−48 kg
Solomon Amarakwu	−90 kg
Obioma Alegakwue	−100 kg

Women

Athlete	Event	Attempt 1	Attempt 2	Attempt 3	Rank
Lucy Ejike	−48 kg
Patience Igbiti	−60 kg
Victoria Nneji	−67.5 kg
Kikelomo Ogunbamiwo	−82.5 kg
Grace Alozie	+82.5 kg

Wheelchair tennis

Wheelchair Tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre from 8 September to 15 September.-Classfication:Players were given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allowed players to compete against others...

 

The Nigerian wheelchair tennis team consisted of a single competitor, 19-year-old Wasiu Yusuf. Yusuf qualified for the Games through a wildcard awarded to him for winning the ITF

International Tennis Federation

The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...

 Silver Fund Cup for Africa in October 2007. He participated in the men's singles event in Beijing and was knocked out in the first round by a loss to Stefan Olsson of Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

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Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Wasiu Yusuf	Men's singles Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Men's singles The men's singles wheelchair tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing was held from 8 September to 15 September at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre...	L 2–6, 1–6	Did not advance