Posts tagged with Weightlifting

Edo State wins First Gold Medal As 8th National Youth Games Begins In Asaba

0 comments, 13/09/2024, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Basketball, Boxing, Football, Handball, News, Tennis

By Our Correspondent As competitions began on Thursday , September 12,2024 at the 8th National Youth Games ' Asaba 2024' Weightlifting Athlete Esther Amarachi Chijioke won three Gold Medals for Edo State on day one of the games, making the heartbeat state to be fist to win Gold in the Asaba Gam... Read more...

Nigeria Unveils 84 Athletes For Paris Olympic Games, To Participate In 12 Sports

0 comments, 25/07/2024, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Basketball, Boxing, Football, Handball, News, olympics, Tennis

By Amaechi Agbo A team of 84 Nigerian athletes is set to represent the nation at the Paris Olympics, scheduled to kick off on July 26. These athletes will compete across 12 different sports in this global celebration of sportsmanship. Notably, the contingent is largely comprised of female at... Read more...

Delta State Emeges Overall Winners In Weightlifting As 2022 Sports Festival Ends In Asaba

0 comments, 11/12/2022, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Boxing, Grassroots

By Amaechi Agbo Delta state won a total of 47 medals including 21 gold, 16 silver and 9 bronze to emerge overall winners in Weightlifting events of the 2022 National Sports Festival in Asaba Delta State which ended on Saturday. The Big Heart State came top ahead of 23 other states including ... 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...

Christmas Celebration: Nigeria Weightlifting President Felicitates With Christian’s, Stakeholders

0 comments, 28/12/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Boxing, Grassroots, Investigation, News

By Amaechi AgboThe President, Nigeria Weightlifting Federation (NWF) Dr Ibrahim Abdul have felicitated with christians and stakeholders in the weightlifting sport on the occasion of Christmas and new year celebrations. The President in Christmas message he signed, thanked the stakeholders fo... Read more...

Weightlifting Coaches Want Iquaibom To Vie For Presidency

0 comments, 07/05/2021, by Best Choice Sports in Boxing, Grassroots, News

The Chairman of Nigeria Weightlifting Coaches Association (NWCA), Emeka Ajei has called on Lawrence Iquaibom (OLY) to contest for the position of the President, Nigeria Weightlifting Federation (NWF). Ajei told newsmen that the former Technical Director NWF, Lawrence Iquaibom will bring his weal... Read more...

Nigeria Volleyball Community Mourns Weightlifting President

0 comments, 19/04/2020, by Best Choice Sports in News, Volleyball

By Our Correspondent The Nigeria Volleyball Federation has expressed shock over the death of the President of Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, Mallam Yahaya Mohammed. Mohammed also known as "big man" by the sports sector died at the weekend at the Aminu Kano Hospital in Kano after a brief il... Read more...

NWF Will Qualify For Tokyo Olympics – Yaya Assures

0 comments, 05/04/2020, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, News, Uncategorized

The President, Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, NWF, Mohammed Yaya has assured Nigerians that the Federation will qualify at least Five athletes for the 2020 Olympic Games in Japan, Bestchoicesports.com.ng can report. Yaya stated that the federation is waiting for clarity and normalcy aft... Read more...

Bayelsa Sport Commissioner Receives State Weightlifters Who Won Medals In Jigawa State

0 comments, 21/12/2019, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, News

By Hananeel Jackson Bayelsa State Weightlifters who distinguished themselves at the recently concluded National Open Weightlifting Championships in Jigawa have returned to warm welcome in Yenagoa, Bestchoicesports.com.ng can report. Receiving the Weightlifters in his office, the Commissioner... Read more...

African Games Day 12 Team Nigeria Review

0 comments, 28/08/2019, by Best Choice Sports in Athletics, Football, News

Team Nigeria ended Day 12 fourth on the medals table at the ongoing African Games after it racked up 16 medals (10 GOLD, 2 Silver and 4 Bronze) at the end of the day, taking its total haul to 49 medals. Raymond Ekevwo became the first Nigerian to win the men’s 100m at the African Games si... Read more...