Team Nigeria has arrived Paris for the 2024 Paralympic Games.
The 35-member contingent, consisting of 23 athletes, seven coaches and five medical personnel, landed in the French capital on Thursday to compete at the Games.
The Secretary General of the Paralympic Committee of Nigeria, PCN, Suleiman Isah, confirmed the team’s arrival.
He said PCN President, Sunday Odebode, received the team at the Games village on arrival from Germany, where they had been in camp for weeks preparing for the Games.
Meanwhile, Shot Put sensation, Lauritta Onye has been selected as Nigeria’s flag-bearer at the opening ceremony on Wednesday, August 28.
The 40-year old is making her third appearance at the Paralympic Games, having won gold in the F40 shot put event at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro and bronze at the Tokyo 2020 edition.
In a related development, Folashade Olufemiayo has been named the General Captain for Team Nigeria.
Olufemiayo is a veteran athlete, having won a silver at the London 2012 and gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games is taking place from August 28 to September 8.
