Esther Oyema gave Nigeria its third medal of the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio on Saturday by winning a silver medal in the power-lifting competition.
Oyema won the medal in the women’s -55 kg event of the competition after finishing second in the event.
She won with a lift of 127kg in the nine-athlete event.
Her first attempt at 127kg was a failed one, but she got it right in her second attempt, while her third attempt, which was at 130kg, was also unsuccessful.
Amalia Perez of Mexico was however successful as her 130 kg lift earned her the gold medal as well as new Paralympic and world records in the event.
Xiao Cuijuan of China finished third with a lift of 115kg to win the bronze medal.
Nigeria had on Friday won one gold and one silver medal in power-lifting.
The Paralympics will end on September 18.
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