African para-athletes praise Commonwealth Games inclusivity
"In a sign of how far things have come, the first gold medal handed out at these Games went to a para-athlete for the first time, as England's Mark Swan won the men's lightweight category in the powerlifting, with Nigeria's Roland Ezuruike taking silver.
The process began in Manchester in 2002, helping to make it the first fully inclusive international multi-sport Games, with para events taking place during the same sessions as non-disabled ones.
Tahiru Haruna, a former arm wrestler who turned to powerlifting in 2017, was hoping to land Ghana's second ever Commonwealth medal won in a para-sport but finished seventh in the heavyweight event.
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