Posts tagged with Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games: NAWIS Salutes Nigeria’s First Gold Medalist, Adijat Olarinloye, Tasks Female Athletes To Remain Dominant

0 comments, 31/07/2022, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Basketball, Boxing, Grassroots, News, olympics, Tennis

By Chinedu Ohawusi The Association of Nigerian Women in Sports (NAWIS) has backed Team Nigeria's female athletes to rekindle their expeptional good form, by working themselves to claim podium places for themselves, and Nigeria in particular, at the ongoing 2022 Commonwealth Games, in Birmingham,... Read more...

Commonwealth Games: NWF President Lauds Olarinoye Adijat On Winning Team Nigeria’s First Gold, Calls For More Support

0 comments, 31/07/2022, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Boxing, Grassroots, News, Tennis

…Edidiong, Rafiatu Hunts For More Medals Today By Amaechi Agbo The Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, NWF has lauded Olarinoye Adenike Adijat on her superlative performance on Saturday after she won Team Nigeria's first gold medal in weightlifting at the ongoing Commonwealth Games, tagged ... Read more...

Birmingham 2022: Ghanaian Boxer Shakul Samed Fails Doping Test, Suspended

0 comments, 30/07/2022, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Grassroots, News, Tennis

By Ebube Dike Ghanaian boxer Shakul Samed has been suspended from the Commonwealth Games after testing positive for a banned substance at the competition in Birmingham, Bestchoicesports.com.ng can report. The Commonwealth Games Federation Anti-Doping and Medical Commission confirmed that the ... Read more...

Commonwealth Games: NWF President Charges Lifters To Go For Gold As Weightlifting Events Begin Today

0 comments, 30/07/2022, by Best Choice Sports in Boxing, Grassroots, News, Tennis

By Amaechi Agbo The President, Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, NWF, Dr Ibrahim Abdul has charged the Team Nigeria weightlifters at the 22nd Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England to aspire for gold medals as weightlifting events begin today. The weightlifting events at the Birmingham 20... Read more...

REVEALED: How Team Nigeria Arrived Birmingham For Commonwealth Games Without Kits

0 comments, 29/07/2022, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Grassroots, Investigation, News, Tennis

By Amaechi Agbo Nigeria sports sector have come under immense challenges with growing act of negligence and ineptitude by the authorities whose responsibility it's to see to the welfare, development of athletes and provision of facilities. This time around, another ugly situation came up as T... Read more...

Nigeria To Present 115 Athletes, Officials At 2022 Commonwealth Games

0 comments, 13/07/2022, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Boxing, News, Tennis

By Amaechi Agbo the Federal Government have stated that a total of 115 athletes and officials cut across nine sporting events will represent Nigeria at the 2022 Commonwealth Games scheduled to hold in Birmingham, England later this month. Confirming the number that would constitute Team Niger... Read more...

Two Nigerian Weightlifters Win Two Gold Medals In Mauritius, Qualify For C’Wealth Games

0 comments, 07/03/2022, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Boxing, Grassroots, Investigation, News

By Amaechi Agbo Since the emergence of Dr Abdul Ibrahim as President of the Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, NWF late last year, the sport have been growing in leaps and bounds as athletes keep churning out medals since International Weightlifting Federation, IWF Championship in December last y... Read more...

IWF World Championship: Nigerian Contingent Returns Home With 9 Medals

0 comments, 15/12/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Investigation, News

By Amaechi Agbo Nigeria contingent to the 2021 International Weightlifting Federation, IWF World Championship holding in Tashkent, Uzbekistan are set to return home after a massively successful outing. The continent made up of 7 lifters, two coaches and a physio ensured that the green and whi... Read more...

IWF World Championship: Eze Joy Ogbonne Wins 4th Gold For Nigeria, Sets Two New World Records

0 comments, 14/12/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Boxing, Grassroots, Investigation, News

By Amaechi Agbo Eze Joy Ogbonne on Monday won Nigeria's 4th gold medal in the Commonwealth Championship at the ongoing 2021 International Weightlifting Federation, IWF World Championship in Uzbekistan. Apart from winning gold medal in Commonwealth Championship, the Ebonyi State born lifter al... Read more...

Lawal Rafiatu Folashade Wins Another Gold Medal For Nigeria At The 2021 IWF World Championship

0 comments, 12/12/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Boxing, Investigation, News

By Amaechi Agbo Lawal Rafiatu Folashade has yet another gold medal for Nigeria at the International Weightlifting Federation, IWF World Championship in Uzbekistan. Lawal on Saturday, competing in the 59kg category clinched the medal in the Commonwealth Championship as the IWF Championship als... Read more...