| Nigeria at the 2016 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | NGR |
| NPC | Nigeria Paralympic Committee |
| in Rio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 23 in 3 sports |
| Flag bearer | Lucy Ejike[1] |
| Medals Ranked 17th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Nigeria competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. Nigeria's delegation of 23 sportspeople was mostly composed of powerlifters, with the country sending 14 lifters to Rio. Ahead of the Rio Games, the National Sports Commission promised Paralympic medals to erase the country's Olympic shame.
Nigeria had issues with qualifying a bigger team for Rio because of a lack of funding available to its elite sportspeople. This was particularly true for table tennis, one of the three sports Nigeria competed in at Rio. The other two sports were athletics and powerlifting.
- ^ Stevens, Samuel (12 September 2016). "Lucy Ejike Smashes World Record Three Times to Win Gold medal for Nigeria". independent.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2016.