Yakubu Adesokan

Music. (Athlete, 10 Jul 2019)

Winning gold in the 48kg category at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (Athlete, 10 Jul 2019)

Nigerian Para powerlifter Ruel Ishiaku. (Athlete, 10 Jul 2019)

Nigerian Para powerlifter Lucy Ejike. (Athlete, 10 Jul 2019)

He fractured his shoulder blade at the 2004 National Sports Festival in Abuja, Nigeria. (punchng.com, 08 Sep 2012)

In 2012 he was named Member of the Order of the Niger [MON] and received a financial reward from the Oyo State Government in recognition of his gold medal-winning performance at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. The Oluyole local government also named a street after him in 2012 and made him the sports ambassador for the council. (sportsdayonline.com, 20 Mar 2014; thisdaylive.com, 04 Mar 2013, 13 Oct 2012)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (maravipost.com, 16 Feb 2019)

He has paraplegia as a result of the effects of polio. He contracted the illness at age two. (Athlete, 10 Jul 2019)

MISSING OUT ON RIO
He was unable to compete at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro after missing the registration deadline because of his late arrival at the Games. "I trained harder for the Rio Paralympics than the London 2012 Paralympics, but I missed out because of a small mistake that happened between some top officials and us. We got to the Paralympics a bit late and they said we were too late to process our way in." (playthegame.org, 02 Nov 2016)

CAREER-THREATENING INJURY
He fractured his shoulder blade at his first national competition - the 2004 National Sports Festival in Abuja, Nigeria. He considered quitting the sport to focus on his shoe-making business and faced pressure from his family to stop. However, he used his life savings to pay for the treatment of his injury and carried on competing as a powerlifter. (punchng.com, 08 Sep 2012)