Nigeria para-badminton player, Mariam Bolaji has won her maiden game in SL3 badminton appearance at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Bolaji defeated Mandeep Kaur (India) (21-8, 21-14) to record a 2-0 win in the women’s badminton event.
Bolaji, who is the SL3 World Number 2, told NAN on Thursday in Paris, that the victory had boosted her morale.
Bolaji also informed NAN that she was no longer afraid of any of her opponents in the games.
The SL3 World Number 2 will face her yet to be know Australian counterpart at 8:30a.m local time on Friday.
In another development, Chigozie Jeremiah (Nigeria), who recorded 2-0 win in the first set over his German counterpart Marcel Adam lost in the men’s SL4 para badminton second set on Thursday.(NAN)
