Following the dominance of Nigeria’s female lifters in the para-powerlifting event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, Riluwan Idris, who became the country’s first male gold medallist at the Games, has spoken about his determination to break the jinx.
Idris won gold in the men’s para-powerlifting event at the ongoing 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, on Friday night.
The 23-year-old finished ahead of England’s Matthew Harding and Malaysia’s Nicodemus Manggoi Moses, who claimed silver and bronze respectively.
“This is my first Commonwealth Games. I’ve competed at other international events before, but this is my first time participating here. Before coming, I made a promise to myself that I must become Nigeria’s first male gold medallist because a lot of people have been saying that the men cannot deliver gold medals. I wanted to prove them wrong, and I thank God today that the gold medal is mine.”
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