Nigeria at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
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Nigeria competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 14 athletes, 6 men and 8 women. Competitors from Nigeria won 12 medals, including 5 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze.
Nigeria at the 2004 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | NGR |
NPC | Nigeria Paralympic Committee |
in Athens | |
Competitors | 14 in 2 sports |
Medals Ranked 28th |
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Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
In many parts of Black Africa, people who have disabilities that include insanity, and physical disabilities such as impairments and deformities often face cultural barriers to participation because of attitudes related to their disabilities. These include beliefs that they acquired their disabilities because their parents were witches or they are wizards. Their disability is often seen as a result of a personal failing on their part. As such, there is often tremendous cultural pressure for people with physical disabilities to remain hidden and out of the public eye. In many places, they are perceived to be monsters in need of healing.[1] This is the context to which Nigerian Paralympians engage both society and sport internally, in their own country.[2]