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Kwara-born Eniola Bolaji wins gold in international para-badminton tourney
Eniola Bolaji has won gold medal in the women’s SL3 category of the Spanish para-badminton International 2025.
The 19-year-old defeated Ukraine’s Oksana Kozyna 2-0 in the event’s final on Sunday in Victoria, Spain.
Bolaji easily won both sets with identical 21-15 scorelines in the one-sided final, which lasted only 29 minutes.
The victory was the teenager’s second international tournament triumph in just two months.
She had also won a gold medal at the global para-badminton championship held in Cairo, Egypt, at the end of January.
Over the past two years, Bolaji has participated in 11 international championships, winning all of them.
Team Nigeria had six representatives at the Spanish para-badminton tourney level 2. The list included Okoro Chinyere Lucky, Chukwuemeka Ijeoma Gift, Eze Chukwuebuka Sunday, Nnanna Chigozie Jeremiah and Bolaji
Following their outing in Victoria, Bolaji, alongside Jeremiah and Eze, will head to Toledo, Madrid, for the more prestigious Spanish International level one para-badminton championship scheduled from March 12 to 16.
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