Commonwealth Games: Lawal wins 2nd gold medal for Nigeria, sets new record

Folashade Lawal Rafiatu has set a new Commonwealth Games record with 206KG in the Women’s 59KG event. She finished top with a gold medal, Nigeria‘s second in the ongoing Commonwealth games. Edidiong wins second medal for Nigeria at 2022 Commonwealth Games Anger as disabled Nigerian is beaten to death in Italy Nigeria, on Saturday, won […]

Folashade Lawal Rafiatu has set a new Commonwealth Games record with 206KG in the Women’s 59KG event.

She finished top with a gold medal, Nigeria‘s second in the ongoing Commonwealth games.

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Nigeria, on Saturday, won its first medal at the Games.

Adijat Adenike Olarinoye recorded a total of 203kg in the women’s 55kg weightlifting event to win Nigeria’s first gold medal in the games.

Earlier on Sunday, a Nigerian lifter, Umoafia Edidiong, had won a bronze medal in the Men’s 67KG category.

Umoafia lifted 130kg in the snatch, and 160kg in the Clean and Jerk with a total of 290kg to win the second medal for Nigeria.

Nigeria now has two gold medals and a bronze medal in the ongoing Games.