Nigeria’s remarkable run in the pool at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games came to an end on Saturday evening, as teenager Abduljabar Adama missed out on a place in the final of the Men’s 50m Freestyle despite a determined performance against a world-class field, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
Adama, who had earlier made history as Nigeria’s lone swimmer to reach the semi-finals, finished sixth in Semi-final 2, clocking 22.44 seconds to end his impressive Commonwealth Games campaign.
Australia’s Jamie Jack won the race in 21.55 seconds, ahead of Canada’s Joshua Liendo (21.61sec) and Australia’s Flynn Southam (21.86sec), while Singapore’s Mikkel Jun Jie Lee finished fourth in 22.25sec and the Bahamas’ Lamar Taylor placed fifth in 22.30sec, just ahead of the Nigerian.
The 17-year-old had progressed from the heats earlier in the day to become the only Nigerian swimmer to advance to the semi-finals, after teammate Clinton Opute was eliminated in
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