Nigeria`s Para Powerlifter’s Team has assured of winning more gold medals for the country at the upcoming Olympics in Paris.
The country`s para powerlifters, won seven gold medals at the just concluded Para Powerlifting World Cup in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
Folashade Oluwafemi, the Captain of the team made the pledge in an interview with NAN on Tuesday in Lagos, after arriving from Egypt.
Oluwafemi, a Gold Medalist who competed in the 86kg women event at the tourney, said that the team was ready to make Nigerians proud at the Paris Olympics.
“Though we still have a final competition in Georgia before the Olympics, we are sure that our team will come out in flying colours and make the country proud again,” she said.
She appealed for more sponsorship from both private and corporate organisations, to enable the athletes compete at local and international competitions.
“We want the government to camp us early for training before competitions because most competitors spend months in camp prior to major tournaments.
“Early camping will give us the upper hand at tournaments over our competitors,” she said.
Esther Nworgu, also a Gold Medalist, said she is adequately prepared physically and mentally to make positive impact at the Olympics.
“My target is to win medals at the tournament, because Nigeria has good records when it comes to Para Powerlifting globally and our target is to maintain that record. (NAN)
