The love story of Nigeria's Kayode and Christiana Alabi began during a national camp and the 2024 Paralympics is set to be their next big stage.
Paris is renowned for its association with love and romance, having inspired countless novels, films and songs over the years.
Both are the continent's top-ranked players in their class, with Christiana winning silver at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and her husband securing two gold medals at the African Para Championships last year. "While our families supported us, others saw it as unusual for two people with disabilities to be together," Christiana recalled."Christiana has been my coach at many tournaments," Kayode said.
"I was the only child with a disability in my community, which made life very difficult," Christiana revealed.Although Kayode had a similar experience, he did find support in his friends."It was tough to keep up with transport to school or training. I was always the last person to get on the bus because I waited for the crowd to thin out first.""Navigating from our home to the training ground is extremely challenging," said Kayode.
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