By Amaechi Agbo Nigeria weightliers on Monday showed class and dominance as they won all the nine gold medals on display on Day 3 of the Weightlifting event at the on-going 2023 Africa Games in Ghana. The 55kg and 59kg women categories and 67kg men category gold medals were won by Nigerians. ... Read more...
By Timothy Nwobodo A contingent of four lifters and four officials from Nigeria have arrived Egypt on Saturday ahead of the 2024 Africa Senior Weightlifting Championship. The contingent departed Nigria on Saturday morning through the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja. In a release signed by the ... Read more...
By Our Correspondent A delegation of five Nigerian Weightlifters and two coaches will return to the country on Thursday morning (today) after they amassed a total 12 medals at the 2023 Senior Africa Weightlifting Championship in Tunisia which also serves as 2024 Olympic Games qualifiers. The... Read more...
...Akano Desmond Goes For Gold By Amaechi Agbo Nigeria weightlifters have continued to churn out impressive performances in their quest for Paris 2024 Olympics qualification On Tuesday, May 16, two Nigerian weightlifters won six more medals at the ongoing 2023 Senior Africa Weightlifting... Read more...
Edidiong Umoafia on Friday won silver medal in men's 67kg category at the ongoing International Weightlifting Federation, IWF World Championship which also serves as 2022 Commonwealth Games qualifier. Edidiong won the medal in the Commonwealth Championship thereby increasing Nigeria's medal ... Read more...