Adijat Olarinoye (55kg), Rafiatu Lawal (59kg), and Edidiong Umoafia (67kg) each claimed a spectacular triple gold in their respective weight categories.
Adijat Olarinoye , Rafiatu Lawal , and Edidiong Umoafia each claimed a spectacular triple gold in their respective weight categories.
Olarinoye, the 2022 Commonwealth Games champion, began by lifting 80kg in the snatch, followed by 105kg in the clean and jerk, and capped off her performance with a combined total of 185kg. Making his debut in the 67kg category, Umoafia proved his weightlifting prowess on the African and global stage. He started with a 135kg snatch, followed by a 165kg clean and jerk, culminating in a dominant total of 300kg.With this remarkable display, weightlifting has skyrocketed Nigeria's medal count to 41 at the ongoing African Games.maintains the lead with a significant 84 medals , Nigeria has surpassed both Algeria and South Africa to secure the second-place position.
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