Edidiong Umuofia has clinched Team Nigeria’s fourth gold medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Glasgow, Scotland.
The 23-year-old dominated the snatch and clean and jerk
disciplines to amass a Games record of 319 points to win the men’s 71kg event
in weightlifting.
Umuofia lifted an unmatched 174kg above his head in one
singular motion in his second attempt to take the snatch subcategory before
producing an equally superior 172kg haul in the even more intense clean and
jerk.
He finished ahead of John Tafi of Samoa, who won silver, and
Ezekiel Moses of Nauru in bronze medal position.
Umuofia’s triumph is Nigeria’s second medal in the
weightlifting event after Ruth Nyong won a silver medal in the women’s 48kg
category on Sunday.
The victory takes Nigeria’s medal tally in Glasgow to eight
— four gold and an equal number of silver. The previous six medals were from
para-powerlifting.
Team Nigeria have also been in action in other sports on the
fourth day of sporting activities at the 2026 CWG.
Favour Ashe won his heat in the preliminary round of the
men’s 100m race, while Nicolas Fakorede finished second in his own heat. Both
athletes qualified for the semi-final of the event, which will be held on
Tuesday. They will join Kayinsola Ajayi, who was granted automatic
qualification to the semi-final after entering the competition as one of the
top contenders.
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