Rio2016 Paralympics: Latifat Tijani wins Nigeria’s first medal (Photos)

Nigeria’s Latifat Tijani has won the country’s first medal at the ongoing Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Tijani won silver in the women’s 45kg Powerlifting after lifting 106kg, just behind China’s Hu Dandan, who set a new world and paralympic record with her lift of 107kg.