The Minister of Youths and Sports, Sunday Dare, has mourned the death of Nigeria’s Rio 2016 Paralympic gold medalist, Ndidi Nwosu.
Recall that it was earlier reported that the Paralympic medalist died after a battle with illness.
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The Minister described her death as a great loss to the sports family.
He went further in a tweet on his official handle on Wednesday, to shower praises on the deceased Ndidi, who he said represented Nigeria well in several international competitions and had an excellent medal record.
See his tweet below:
The death of NDIDI NWOSU, a powerlifter who represented her country, Nigeria excellently at different international competitions is painful.A great loss to the sports family. She had an excellent medal record. She will be remembered as a patriot who gave her best to her country
— Sunday Dare (@SundayDareSD) April 1, 2020