NIGERIAN PARALYMPIAN GOLD MEDALIST,JOY ONAOLAPO IS NO MORE

The Nigeria Power Lifting Federation (NPLF) on Friday confirmed the death of Joy Onaolapo, a 52kg Paralympian gold medalist at the London 2012 Paralympics.
The Head Coach of the federation, Are Feyisetan, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that Onaolapo’s death was made known to the federation on July 26.
Feyisetan said that the federation had yet to be fully briefed on the cause of the death of the athlete, who was with the Edo State Sport Council. She is survived by a husband and two children. May her soul rest in peace.