Enugu State Team has recorded its first gold medal at the ongoing 2024 National Sports Festival in Ogun State.
The gold medal was won by Emmanuel Ugonna in the Javelin para-athletics event on Friday. Competing in the F44 in javelin, Ugonna threw a distance of 51.35 meters to win the gold medal. His feat also made a created a national record as not para-athlete have had such record before.
In javelin, F44 is a Paralympic class for athletes with moderately affected movement in one or both legs
The gold medal will spur team Enugu athletes to go for more exploits as other games start at the 22nd edition of the “Nigerian Olympics”
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