Nigeria’s Eniola Bolaji has continued her dominance in para-badminton by qualifying for the Paralympics in Paris next year.
Eniola won the gold medal in women’s singles at the fifth Pazza Dubai Para-Badminton International 2023 by defeating women’s world number five, three, and one in the SL-3 category of the championship.
Bolaji, who created a stir by winning the Spanish Open Para-Badminton International on her international debut in 2021, has been unbeaten in 2023, winning the Uganda International 2023 before clinching three gold medals at the Africa Para-Badminton Championships in Kampala, Uganda.
Eniola continued her impressive run at the Fazza Dubai Para Badminton International 2023, beating world number one Syakuroh Qonitah from Indonesia 21-7, 13-21, 21-11 (2-1) to the gold medal in the women’s singles SL3.
Enroute the final, Eniola beat Emoma Ivanovna from Bulgaria 21-10,21-8 (2-0) in the first round of the championship to proceed to the second round, where she succeeded in subduing Mandeep Kaur from India 21-16,21-17 (2-0) to book her place to the quarter-finals
