Eniola Bolaji rises to World No. 1 in Para-Badminton | SportsRation

Nigeria has a brand new world primary.

Eniola Bolaji has risen to World No. 1 in the ladies’s SL3 class, following the newest rankings launched by the Badminton World Federation on Tuesday, February 17.

The rise comes off the again of an impressive efficiency on the World Para-Badminton Championships in Bahrain, the place Bolaji claimed a silver medal. That outcome proved sufficient to push her to the highest of the rankings and cap a powerful run on the worldwide stage.

Already a Paralympic bronze medallist, Bolaji’s climb to world primary is one other main milestone for Nigerian badminton and para-sport as an entire.

For Nigeria, that is greater than a rating replace. It’s a assertion second.