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Published 19 May 2021
Fast-rising para-badminton teenage star, Eniola Bolaji, has revealed that the thoughts of her late coach Bello Oyebanji inspired her to victory at the 2021 Spanish Para-Badminton International competition in Cartagena, Spain, The PUNCH reports.
Oyebanji died in a ghastly auto crash along Oyo/Ogbomosho expressway in April, on his way to secure his visa for the Spanish tourney.
One month after Oyebanji’s death, his athlete, Bolaji, made history becoming the first African to win gold at a para-badminton international championship.
She came from a set down to defeat Ukraine’s Oksana Kozyna 18-21, 21-14, 21-18 in the final.