Oluwafemiayo sets world record, wins silver

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Nigeria’s Oluwafemiayo celebrates after winning silver in the women’s powerlifting event ...on Monday.

Team Nigeria has continued to win medals at the London 2012 Paralympics as Folashade Oluwafemiayo and Victoria Nneji won silver and bronze medals respectively on Monday.Oluwafemiayo broke the world record twice before setting a new one at 148kg to better Chinese Taoying Fu’s 147kg in the women’s powerlifting -75kg class.

Oluwafemiayo said she knew she was a medal prospect but  was not sure how she would end up in the competition because of the injury she sustained during the training.
Big congrats to her.