By Amaechi Agbo Team Nigeria's hope of a medal at the on-going Paris Olympic Games was all but dashed on Friday evening after weightlifter Joy Eze missed out on medals table. The 2023 Africa Games champion went into the weightlifting event at the South Paris Arena hoping to out Nigeria's nam... Read more...
By Tunde Liadi Nigeria's second representative in the Weightlifting event, Joy Ogbonne Eze will have her Olympics moment of glory on Friday, August 9th at the South Paris Arena inside Paris Expo Complex in the Women's 71kg at the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Eze dazzled other weightlifte... Read more...
By Tunde Liadi One of Nigeria’s weightlifters to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Rafiatu Lawal remains confident of podium finishing despite facing the rest of the world at the quadrennial event for the first time. The Team Nigeria women’s weightlifter, Lawal assured Nigerians the weightlif... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, (NWF) President, Dr Ibrahim Abdul (PhD), FCISM, OCP, CMC has praised the performance of Team Nigeria Weightlifting following their excellent performances at the on-going Africa Games in Accra, Ghana's capital. The weightlifting event ended on... Read more...
By Timothy Nwobodo Team Nigeria in Weightlifting will begin their quest to win medals at the ongoing 2023 Africa Games in Ghana on Saturday, March 9, 2024. According to the Media Officer, Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, Mr Amaechi Agbo, the Weightlifting team is Made up of 12 lifters inclu... 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 The Chairman, Nigeria Olympic Committee, NOC Sports For All Commission, Dr Ibrahim Abdul has called on members of the Commission to double their efforts towards ensuring that the 2023 Olympic Day Celebration on Saturday Is a success. Dr Abdul who is also the President of... Read more...
By Our Correspondent The President, Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, NWF, Dr Ibrahim Abdul FCISM, OCP, CMC, has been appointed the chairman, Nigeria Olympics Committee, NOC Sport-For-All Commission. The appointment which is contained in a letter dated May 29, 2023 noted that Dr Abdul's e... Read more...
Press Release The Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, NWF President, Dr Ibrahim Abdul, FCISM, OCP, CMC, heartily felicitates with Coach Emeka Ajei after his meritorious service to Nigeria, and Delta State Coach Emeka who is a household name in the weightlifting family as well as Delta State sp... Read more...
…Ambassador Charges Lifters To Remain Focused. By Vitus Michael The President, Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, NWF, Dr Ibrahim Abdul, FCISM, OCP, CMC; has commended Nigeria weightlifters who won 12 medals at the just concluded 2023 Senior Africa Weightlifting Championship in Tunisia. ... Read more...