Record-breaking trio fire Nigeria to Commonwealth Games glory

Team Nigeria continued its awesome run astatine the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games connected Monday, arsenic Rafiatu Folashade Lawal, Edidiong Joseph Umoafia and Onome Omolola Didih secured golden medals successful grounds breaking fashion.

Lawal delivered a commanding show successful the women’s 58kg weightlifting event, lifting a combined 229kg to acceptable a caller Commonwealth Games record. She opened with a 103kg snatch, establishing a comfy pb earlier sealing triumph with a 126kg cleanable and jerk.

Canada’s Ann-Sophie Taschereau claimed metallic with 215kg, portion India’s Bindyarani Devi Sorokhaibam settled for bronze with 199kg.

Earlier, Umoafia struck golden successful the men’s 71kg class aft producing a grounds breaking full of 319kg.

The Nigerian lifter recorded a 147kg snatch and a 172kg cleanable and jerk to decorativeness up of Samoa’s John Lautafi Tafi, who took metallic with 314kg. Nauru’s Ezekiel Moses secured bronze with 310kg.

Didih besides made past successful the women’s 53kg event, mounting caller Commonwealth and Games records with a 93kg snatch earlier completing a winning full of 206kg.

India’s Gyaneshwari Yadav earned metallic with 199kg, portion Canada’s Rebeka Groul...