Team Nigeria finishes seventh on the final medal table as the curtain falls on the 2026 Commonwealth Games (CWG).
Nigeria won 24 medals — ten gold, seven silver and seven bronze — across four sports in Glasgow, Scotland, and was the highest-ranking African nation on the medal log.
Athletics produced the most laurels for Nigeria with Samuel Ogazi, Ezekiel Nathaniel and Chukwuebuka Enekwechi winning the country’s first-ever CWG gold medals in men’s 400m, men’s 400m hurdles and men’s shot put respectively. Goodness Nwanchukwu defended her women’s discus throw F42-44/F61-64 title to win gold.
Udodi Onwuzurike, Ruth Usoro and Jessica Oji won silver in the men’s 200m, women’s long jump and women’s shot put events.
Tobi Amusan and Kayinsola Ajayi settled for bronze in the women’s 100m hurdles and the men’s 100m race. Temitope Adeshina won Nigeria’s first CWG medal in the high jump in over
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