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| Yakubu Adesokan of Nigeria shows off his gold medal after setting a new world record during the Men's 48kg Powerlifting on Day 1 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games |
The 2012 Paralympic Games are underway in London and only in its 5th day, African nations have already grabbed a combined 10 Gold medals, just 1 Gold medal shy of the total Gold medals won by all African countries at the Olympic Games 4 weeks ago. Quite impressive, I must say, given the limited resources and training facilities available to disabled athletes in most African nations.
A strong showing from the continent, there are a total of 43 nations and 308 athletes participating from the continent. Nigeria leads the medal table with 4 Gold medals already and 4 Silver medals. South Africa is second with 2 Gold medals, 3 Silver medals and and 4 Bronze. Stay tuned for more news and wins by these African Heroes.
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| Yakubu Adesokan of Nigeria celebrates his Gold medal win |
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| Yakubu Adesokan of Nigeria celebrates his Gold medal win |
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| Jonathan Ntutu of South Africa (2nd from the right) wins Bronze in the mens 100m |
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| Ivory Nwokorie (middle) wins Gold in the Women's 44kg Powerlifting |
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