Mariam Eniola Bolaji
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| Born | 21 September 2005 Share, Kwara, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Mariam Eniola Bolaji (born 21 September 2005)[1] is a Nigerian para-badminton player. She is ranked 1st in the world in the SL3 Category by the Para Badminton World Federation.[2] She competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, where she won the bronze medal in the women's singles SL3 event.
She is the first African to medal in the sport at either Olympics or Paralympics,[3] winning Bronze in the women's SL3 singles at the Games in Paris.[4] Her win marked Nigeria’s first medal at the Paris Paralympics.[5]
References
- ^ "Mariam Eniola Bolaji". Paris 2024 Paralympics.
- ^ "Rankings | BWF Fansite". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2026-02-18.
- ^ "Paris 2024: Nigeria's Mariam Eniola Bolaji makes her mark". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ Popoola, Oluwadare (2024-09-02). "Bolaji makes history with Bronze medal win for Nigeria at the Paralympic Games". MAKING OF CHAMPIONS. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ Leaks, The Daily (2024-09-02). "Mariam Bolaji becomes first African to win badminton medal". The Daily Leaks. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
External links
- Mariam Eniola Bolaji at BWFBadminton.com
