Tag: Discus throw
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13th African Games: Team Nigeria wins Gold in long jump, discus throw events
Nigeria’s Ese Brume won Gold medal in the women’s long jump event of the 13th African Games, after leaping to a record 6.92 meters to defend her title in Accra, the Ghanaian capital on Thursday night. It would be recalled that she also won the title in 2019 in the Moroccan city of Rabat and…
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Commonwealth Games: Nigeria grabs gold, bronze in discus throw
Nigeria’s Chioma Onyekwere has made history to become the first Nigerian woman to win the Commonwealth Games gold in the Discus Throw event. Onyekewere, 28, threw 61.70m in her fourth attempt to take the lead from British Jade Lally who led from the start of the competition with her opening throw of 57.33m.