Paralympics: The first African to bring home a badminton medal

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Eighteen-year-old Mariam Eniola Bolaji is the first African to win a medal in badminton at the Paralympics – a feat yet to be achieved at the Olympics by an African competitor.

The Nigerian won bronze in the women’s SL3 Para-badminton and amazed many fans who believe her future is bright.

Bolaji has reduced mobility in her left leg after it was damaged in a car crash when she was a child.

She told BBC Africa she was dedicating her medal to her late coach, Bello Rafiu Oyebanji, who died in a car accident in 2021.

Reporter: Rob Stevens

Filmed by: Thuthuka Zondi

Edited by: Gem O’Reilly


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