August 4, 2013
The Nigeria Power Lifting Federation (NPLF) on Friday confirmed the death of Joy Onaolapo, who won gold in the 52kg powerlifting category at the London 2012 Paralympics.
The Head Coach of the federation, Are Feyisetan, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that Onaolapo’s death was made known to the federation on July 26.
Feyisetan said that the federation had yet to be fully briefed on the cause of the death of the athlete, who was with the Edo State Sport Council.
“What we know so far is that Onaolapo, married with two children, died last week in her home state, Edo,’’ Feyisetan said, adding that the federation was trying to contact her family through the state sports council for burial plans.
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