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Nigeria’s Yakubu Adesokan Breaks World Record, Wins First Gold Medal At 2012 Paralympics In London

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August 30, 2012 –Nigeria’s Yakubu Adesokan Breaks World Record, Wins First Gold Medal At 2012 Paralympics In London

Nigeria‘s Paralympic athlete, Yakubu Adesokan has made Nigeria proud by winning the first gold medal for Nigeria at the Paralympic Games that is currently ongoing in London. naijagists.com

Adesokan, 33 made history in style today by breaking the world record in the power lifting men’s 48 category by lifting 178kg which is over 3 times his body weight.

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Today is the first day of the Paralympics Games that is currently ongoing at ExCel in London, England.

This is exceptional!

9 Comments

9 Comments

  1. Abubakar Sadiq Kadiri

    August 30, 2012 at 7:22 PM

    dis is indeed a great one. Imagine, what abled body men and women could not do, a disabled man did. It is then a fact that; there is ability in disability.

    • Raifu Ahmed Ademola

      August 30, 2012 at 9:42 PM

      U̶̲̥̅̊ are ryt Βя☺…@ all @ all, Ɲa̶̲̥̅ Him bad pass ooo….he has М̣̣̥̇̊a̷̷̴̐Ӄƺ us pride..jst hop W̶̲̥̅ξ maximise the potential in physically challenge pple…

  2. Musa Worowuhowor Godspower

    August 30, 2012 at 7:43 PM

    God Bless 9ja wel wel oo! Jst c wat a disable brought back a smiling Glory 2 us God wil surely bless u yakubu…
    All Dis Funky olympic Athletics were Jx Busy blaming Gov. 4 notin , 4geting 2 bring back smile Of medals 2 our faces…. Bt D Paraolympic Team did Nt Complain rather Dey prepared dem selves 4 Glory of d Nation…….. God Bless D Paraolymic Team..

  3. Badmos Kamaldeen

    August 30, 2012 at 9:27 PM

    God bless Nigeria.

  4. Abiola Lateefat Bello Musa

    August 31, 2012 at 5:34 AM

    Great naija gud people great nation.

  5. Semiu Ishola Ishow Pepe

    August 31, 2012 at 7:48 AM

    Ability in disability a criple man Yakubu Adesokan World record heavy weight champion.

  6. Akinola Seun Kolade

    August 31, 2012 at 4:01 PM

    am indeed speechless abt Adesokan susex.infact he has made us proud.wishing him all d best.

  7. Akwue Chisom

    September 2, 2012 at 8:44 AM

    What d able kudn't do, the disabled hve done n even add jara.Nigerian olympic team….Shame![100 TIMES].

  8. claire

    September 2, 2012 at 8:50 AM

    There is ability in every disability.Abeg, no mind d olympic team. They only went there 2 luk around n feed their eyes.

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