American born Nigerian Power lifter, Russell Orhii, son of a Nigerian top politician and former Director General, National Agency for Food Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Dr. Paul Orhii, yesterday became the World Champion after lifting a 83 kg weight at the 2019 World Powerlifting Championship in Sweden.
The 25 year old Champion who has competed for the coveted prize for three years was a silver medallist in 2018 and a two time American champion. Russell who represented the United States of America at the competition was awarded a gold medal and pronounced the World Strongest Man at the moment. In a short message sent to Daily Independent, his father, Dr. Orhii expressed joy over his son’s success at the competition and wished him well in his future endeavours.