Eba my source of power, says Latifat, Tokyo Paralympics gold medalist

Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Games gold medalist, Latifat Tijani, has revealed that ‘Eba’ and ‘draw soup’ is the secret behind her success in power-lifting. “Eba and draw soup, that’s my secret. I don’t joke with Eba. Once I have eaten Eba and soup, anything that has to do with power-lifting, I will ‘fire’ it. “I don’t […]

Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Games gold medalist, Latifat Tijani, has revealed that ‘Eba’ and ‘draw soup’ is the secret behind her success in power-lifting.

“Eba and draw soup, that’s my secret. I don’t joke with Eba. Once I have eaten Eba and soup, anything that has to do with power-lifting, I will ‘fire’ it.

“I don’t want to know how heavy it is… After you might have eaten Eba, your body will be filled up and by that you would have gained stamina and power to do anything. That’s my secret. I don’t joke with ‘eba’.”

Tijani who spoke to Daily Trust during her training session at Ijeja Stadium, Abeokuta, Ogun State, added that as a champion, she’s striving hard to sustain the feat and break the world record.

“My target in the next Paralympics is to break the world record in power-lifting. I tried my best to break the record in the recently concluded Tokyo 2020, but I couldn’t meet up.

“But for the next Paralympics, my target is not only the gold medal, but also I want to break the world record.

“Very soon, I will be going for trials in Lagos to prepare for another Olympics. I have started to prepare myself. As you can see, I have been training. Champions can never relent. You must continue to strive, if you know you want to achieve more.

“I wish to continue as a champion and I will never relent.”