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Nigeria's Disabled Athletes Face Surprising Challenges

Timothy Obiezu

   ABUJA - Nigeria's paralympic athletes have outshined their able-bodied
   counterparts in world competitions year after year. Yet, these athletes
   face such challenges as lack of proper training facilities and
   inadequate funding.

   Abdulazeez Ibrahim, who's known as Nigeria's para powerlifting
   champion, is training hard for the powerlifting competition at the
   Paralympic Games next year in Japan.

   In 2016, he was part of the disabled team who won medals for Nigeria at
   the Rio Paralympic Games.

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