By Patrick Omorodion
Nigeria’s Para-Cycling team made the country proud Sunday as they won four gold medals at the ongoing African Para-Cycling Track Championships in Cairo, Egypt.
The outstanding performances were delivered by two pairs of cyclists – namely Tijani Daramola and his pilot, Okeyah Bethel Temple, who won two gold medals in the male Tandem B Class Sprints Individual Pursuits as well as Favour Omo and her pilot, Tawakalt Yekeen, who won two gold medals in the same class B Tandem for female.
According to the technical director of the Cycling Federation of Nigeria, Mohammed Bashir, who disclosed this to SportsGuard from Cairo, later today the Para-Cyclists will compete in the 1km Time Trial event.
Meanwhile, the African Track Championship for able-bodied cyclists also commences Monday afternoon and will feature women’s elite and junior teams competing in the following events – Team Pursuits and Team Sprints.
