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  • Commonwealth Games: Amusan, Brume, others eye gold in athletics

    Commonwealth Games: Amusan, Brume, others eye gold in athletics

    The world record holder, Tobi Amusan and long jumper Ese Brume will hope to replicate the fine form that saw them reach podium finish at the just concluded games in Oregon, America.
    Both athletes will again, compete in the finals of the 100meteres hurdles and long jump.
    Amusan, who posted the best time in the 100 hurdles event will be aiming to successfully defend her Commonwealth Games title won in 2018 while Brume, who missed out on the 2018 Games will be seeking a repeat of her golden performance of 2014 in the women’s Long Jump.
    The fledging Ruth Usoro is also in the final of the Women’s Long Jump, hopefully, Team Nigeria can achieve gold and silver.
    Also on the menu on Sunday are the men’s and women’s finals of the 4 x 100m and 4 x 400m relays.
    With the eye-catching performances on display in the semifinals of these events, it would not be out of place to expect some pleasant surprises.
    Team Nigeria will have a lot to cheer for and celebrate this Sunday.
  • Commonwealth Games: Nigeria female 4×100 relay team record fastest time

    Commonwealth Games: Nigeria female 4×100 relay team record fastest time

    The Nigerian Women’s 4x100m relay quartet of Joy Udo-Gabriel, Favour Ofili, Rosemary Chukwuma, and Grace Nzubechi Nwokocha have made it to the final of the commonwealth games the fastest in all the semi-final race to book a place in the final.

    The team posted 42,22 secs to record the fastest time so far in the competition.

    Daryl Neita and Jamaica, who won the other semifinal in 43.66 seconds

    The Nigerian relay team shows promises of winning Gold in the final of the event held in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

    Fresh from the Team’s Nigeria and African record-setting 42.22 seconds run in Oregon, the USA at the World Athletics Championships last month, the quartet broke 43 seconds again, running 42.59 seconds to qualify for the final.

    The time is the fastest in the semifinals ahead of England (42.72), who ran without 100m bronze medalist, Daryl Neita, and Jamaica, who won the other semifinal in 43.66 seconds without Tokyo Olympics double sprint champion, Elaine Thompson-Herah.

    The Nwokocha-led quartet will now be seeking to become the first Nigerian women’s relay team (women’s 4x100m and 4x400m) to win a Commonwealth Games title.

    Nigeria has won silver (2014) and bronze (1990 and 2018) in the 4x100m event in past editions and will feel it is time to move up to gold this time.

     

  • Another Nigerian breaks world record at Commonwealth Games

    Another Nigerian breaks world record at Commonwealth Games

    Nigeria’s Paralympian Nwachukwu Chiemerie and Folashade Oluwafemiayo grabbed 2 gold medals in Para Discus and Para Powerlifting respectively, while Bose Omolayo and Nnamdi Innocent added silver and bronze medals to increase the country”s haul to 12 in total at the ongoing Commonwealth games holding in Birmingham.

    Chiemerie delivered  Nigeria’s fourth gold medal spectacularly; breaking the world record twice before claiming the top prize.

    The 23-year-old, Nigeria’s sole competitor in the Women’s Discus Throw F42-44/61-64 event, was way better than her challengers; setting new records with her first two throws.

    Nwachukwu before now was the F42 World Record holder with the best mark of 33.35m but on Thursday she improved on that distance with her first throw of 34.84m which she further improved upon with a throw of 36.56m.

    Earlier, Oluwafemiayo, on her part,  clinched gold in the women’s heavyweight powerlifting event setting another World record,

    She also broke the world record after lifting 130, 150, and 155 kilograms to score a cumulative 123.4 points on Thursday evening, while Omolayo Bose Patricia won the silver medal in the same category to bring the country’s medal haul to twelve in Birmingham.

    Nigeria’s medal hopeful, Favour Ofili will today battle to qualify for the Women’s 200m final at the ongoing Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

    The Nigerian athlete finished tops in the heats as she finished with 22:87seconds.

    She beats Gambia’s Gina Bass and Asimenye Simwaka of Malawi to the first place.

    Ofili in lane 5 will be competing with Veronica Pereira, Chalottee Wingfield, Gina Bass, Natallian Whyte, Hannah Brier, Abi Galpin, and Jacinta Beecher.

    Nigeria’s 4×400m relay men will also be competing Friday in Round 1 Heat 1 against Papua New Guinea, Jamaica, Botswana, and Singapore.

    In the women’s Over 70kg-75kg Middleweight Boxing event, Jacinta Umunnakwe is at least guaranteed a medal, after progressing to the semifinal without throwing a punch.

    Umunnakwe was awarded a walkover win against Tonga’s Mele Ula.

    The team is currently occupying the 10th position but hopes of winning more medals could change this before Friday 5th of August runs out.

  • Commonwealth Games: Lawal delivers second gold for Nigeria

    Commonwealth Games: Lawal delivers second gold for Nigeria

    Folashade on Sunday afternoon won Nigeria’s second gold medal in 59kg women category. With a total lift of 206kg comprising 90kg snatch and 116kg clean and jerk. She also set a new Commonwealth Games record in the class.

    Lawal beat her rivals in the women’s weightlifting 59kg event, setting a Commonwealth Games record in the process.

    She is the second Nigerian female lifter to smash the Games’ record after Adijat Olarinoye produced a stunning lift in the women’s 55kg on Saturday.

    Olarinoye won Team Nigeria’s first medal at the games on Saturday.

    The 26 -year- old followed the footprint of her compatriot, Olarinoye Adenike Adijat who had on Saturday night won Nigeria’s first gold medal in weightlifting event.
    Earlier on Sunday morning, Edidiong Joseph Umoafia narrowly lost the gold medal but settled for bronze. He lifted a total of 290kg in the 67kg men’s category comprising 130kg snatch and 160kg clean and jerk to be placed 3rd.
    Reacting to the medals haul so far, Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, NWF President, Dr Ibrahim Abdul attributed the success story so far to God’s blessings as well as early preparations.
    “First of all, I cannot control my joy at this point. Yesterday I said that Nigerians should expect more medals from weightlifting. I said that because I know the quality of lifters we brought to Birmingham. Committed, hard working children who are ready to continue to do the country proud.
    “Our success stories so far are evidences of Gods blessings upon us and good preparations. We camped these athletes in Lokoja for complete three months ahead of the Games and today, God is rewarding our efforts with medals.
    “We have 9 athletes in weightlifting, five have competed and we have three medals – two gold (with new Commonwealth Games records set) and a bronze medals. The other four athletes who will be in action tomorrow and next are in high spirit. They have been motivated by the heroics of their mates and I assure Nigerians that more medals are coming,” he told Nigeria Weightlifting Federation Media in Birmingham.
    Nigeria’s hunt for more medals will continue on Monday, August 1 as two lifters will be in action Islamiat Yusuf who won gold in Mauritius in Africa Championship will set Nigeria’s drive in 64kg women’s category by 2:00pm before her compatriot Joy Eze will be competing in the 71kg women category by 6:30pm.
    Liadi Taiwo will be in action on Tuesday in 76kg women category by 9-30am while Osijo Mary Taiwo will test action on Wednesday when she will feature in the 87kg women category by 4pm.
  • BREAKING: Umoafia claims bronze for Nigeria at Commonwealth Games

    BREAKING: Umoafia claims bronze for Nigeria at Commonwealth Games

    Nigerian Weightlifter, Edidiong Umoafia has won a bronze medal in the men’s 67kg category at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

    The bronze is Nigeria’s second medal at the event, after Adijat Olarinoye, another weightlifter, claimed gold and set a Games record on Saturday night.

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