Director General of the National Sports Commission, Bukola Olopade, is optimistic Team Nigeria’s athletics contingent can deliver between seven and eight gold medals as track and field events begin at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Monday (today), The PUNCH reports.
Athletics gets underway with Nigeria represented in the men’s and women’s 100m heats, as well as the women’s hammer throw and women’s F57 para shot put.
Reigning national champion Favour Ashe and Fakorede Adekalu will lead Nigeria’s challenge in the men’s 100m heats as they bid to secure places in the semi-finals. Miracle Ezechukwu will compete in the women’s 100m heats, while Sade Olatoye will feature in the women’s hammer throw and Eucharia Iyiazi will contest the women’s F57 para shot put.
Speaking in Glasgow, Olopade expressed confidence in the country’s medal prospects, saying the projections of the NSC’s elite board indicate Nigeria remains on course for a
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