Nigeria continued its impressive outing at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, securing a third gold medal in para powerlifting, while experiencing mixed results in boxing and 3×3 basketball. Twenty-three-year-old Riluwan Idris delivered another outstanding performance, winning the men’s heavyweight para powerlifting event to claim Nigeria’s third gold medal of the Games. Idris opened with a successful…
Esther Nworgu delivered Team Nigeria’s first gold medal at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, smashing the Games record twice to clinch the women’s para powerlifting lightweight title. The 24-year-old opened the competition with a successful 118kg lift, earning 114.1 points to set a new Games record. She then surpassed her own mark less than 10…
Team Nigeria has secured its first medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, with veteran para-powerlifter Roland Ezuruike claiming silver in the men’s Lightweight Group A event. The 50-year-old finished with 153.9 points after two successful lifts, narrowly missing the gold medal when he failed in his final attempt to set a Commonwealth Games…
Nigeria’s Folashade Oluwafemiayo has just broken her World Record in women’s over 86kg Para-Powerlifting, becoming the first Para-athlete in history to lift 166kg It is an improvement from her existing WR of 165kg. She also added a gold medal to the record. It was an incredible performance from Oluwafemiayo, who increased Nigeria’s overall tally at…
