Onye wins IPC gold for Nigeria

Lauritta Onye won gold for Nigeria as the 7th IPC Athletics World Championships ended at the Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar on Saturday. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, Onye won gold in achondroplasia. Holland’s Lara Baars won silver while Tunisia’s Rima Abdelli of Tunisia settled for bronze.

Achondroplasia is a short-limbed dwarfism, according to the IPC classification. Athletes are grouped under classes T40 (track events) and F40 (field events). The maximum height of 145 cm is required for male athletes and 140cm for female athletes. The Para-athletics Federation of Nigeria registered seven athletes for the championships. China won the competition with 41 gold, 26 silver and 18 bronze medals, while the Russia came second with 24 gold, 21 silver and 24 bronze medals.

The United States placed third with 13 gold, 16 silver and 10 bronze medals.