Nigeria’s Richard Okigbaji picked a bronze medal in men’s discus at the ongoing Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Okigbaji, 24, threw 39.38 metres throw to win the medal in the men’s discus throw F42/44 final.
England’s Dan Greaves, 31, won the category with 59.21 metres, while Wales’ Aled Davies claimed the silver medal 46.83 metres throw.
The gold medallist, Greaves, has a congenital foot condition known as talipes and underwent multiple operations as a child.
He won the gold medal and breaking a world record in the discus throw at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens.
He was the 2012 Leicester Mercury Sports Personality of the Year and became the first Paralympian to represent Great Britain in an able-bodied junior international event after he was selected for Great Britain’s junior team 2011.
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