By Amaechi Agbo Nine Nigeria weightlifters have qualified for the 2022 Commonwealth Games weightlifting event holding in Bermignham, England in July The nine lifters are made up of 7 women and 2 men. Their qualifications were confirmed in the March 1st, 2022 International Weightlifting Fed... Read more...
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...
By Amaechi Agbo On Thursday, December 9th, 2021, Nigeria won yet another gold medal at the International Weightlifting Federation, IWF World Championship in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Olarinoye Adenike Adijat, 22 years old, won Gold in Commonwealth Championship and also won a silver and 2 bronze m... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo All the seven lifters representing Nigeria at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championship holding in Tashkent, Uzbekistan tested negative to the doping examination carried out in Nigeria. The tests were conducted on the lifters while they were in camp in Lokoja, Kogi State with ... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo No fewer than 13 weightlifters have been provisionally suspended weightlifting ahead of the World Weightlifting Championship in Uzbekistan following doping violations The International Weightlifting Federation, IWF announced last week through International Testing Agency, ITA,... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo The President, Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, NWF Dr Abdul Ibrahim has charged the Nigeria lifters to the 2021 World Weightlifting Championship to compete clean and do the nation proud. The president gave the advice on Tuesday when he visited the camp of the athlete on Loko... Read more...
By Our Correspondent The Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, NWF has disclosed that in keeping with global best practices, the federation will conduct anti-doping test on the seven (7) lifters in camp in Lokoja, Kogi State ahead preparation towards the World Weightlifting Championships in Uzbekis... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo The Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, NWF have invited 7 weightlifters to camp in preparation for the International Weightlifting Federation, IWF World Championship in Uzbekistan. The 2021 World Weightlifting Championship which starts from Tuesday, 7th to Friday, 17th December... Read more...