Nworgu says her Paralympics silver medal win in Powerlifting is a miracle

Esther Nworgu says it is a miracle she has won a medal at the ongoing Paralympic Games in France.

The powerlifter had a dislocated shoulder just two days before she won silver in Paris and said, ‘there is no adjective I can use to quantify my happiness right now.’

“I was so emotional because I never expected any medal from this competition,” Nworgu told reporters.

“I had an injury two days ago and the doctors confirmed that I should not compete because it was critical.

“There is no adjective I can use to quantify my happiness right now.

“It is like heaven to me,’ she said.

Nworgu lost the use of her legs as an eight year old and said she has turned her disability to ability.

“I accepted my disability, joined it with the love in my personality and this (the medal) is the result,” she said.

“I don’t like using “d-i-s” in my ability, I like using “th-i-s” in my ability.

“When there is disability there is ability and what people see as ‘disability’ is not what I see, I see it as a strength and an ability.

“In sport, there are many things you have to realise about yourself.

“Sport is like an X-ray, it brings you out and shows what you are inside,” she added.