Sports Paralympic gold medallist,Joy Onaolapo passes away

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A member of Nigeria’s victorious team at the London 2012 Paralympics Games,Joy Onaolapo,has passed away.
The Nigeria Powerlifting Federation over the weekend,confirmed that Onaolapo who won a Gold medal for Nigeria,in the 52kg powerlifting event lastt year in London,has died.
It cannot be ascertained what killed the athlete,but the Head coach of the Powerlifting Federation, Are Feyisetan, said that they got to know about her death,on July 26th.
She reportedly died in her home town in Edo state.
“What we know so far is that Onaolapo, married with two children, died last week in her home state, Edo,’’ Feyisetan told the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN)
May her soul rest peace!

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