It's raining gold for Nigeria at London Paralympics 2012 as Ivory Nwokorie bags 2nd medal

Nigeria won her 2nd gold medal at the ongoing London Paralympics 2012 as Ivory Nwokorie beat Cigdem Dede of Turkey and Lidiia Soloviova of Ukraine to 2nd and 3rd places respectively in the womens 44kg power lifting category. It is also noteworthy that the world record in this category is held by Lucie Ejike of Nigeria, a record she set at the Athens Paralympics in 2004. Congrats Ivory!!!

(L-R) Silver medallist Cigdem Dede of Turkey, gold medallist Ivory Nwokorie of Nigeria and bronze medallist Lidiia Soloviova of Ukraine pose on the podium during the medal ceremony for the women's -44kg powerlifting competition on day 2 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at ExCel on August 31, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images)

(L-R) Silver medallist Cigdem Dede of Turkey, gold medallist Ivory Nwokorie of Nigeria and bronze medallist Lidiia Soloviova of Ukraine react on the podium during the medal ceremony for the women's -44kg powerlifting competition on day 2 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at ExCel on August 31, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images)