Iwogu, who lost the use of her legs as a child, only missed out on gold in the bench press to defending champion in China’s Cui Zhe in the up to 41kg category by one kilogram.
The 21-year-old’s efforts were limited however as she was effectively lifting the bar with one arm due to the injury.
“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.
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