Edidiong Umuofia has clinched Team Nigeria’s fourth gold medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Glasgow, Scotland.
The 23-year-old dominated the snatch and clean and jerk disciplines to amass a Games record of 319 points to win the men’s 71kg event in weightlifting.
Umuofia lifted an unmatched 174kg above his head in one singular motion in his second attempt to take the snatch subcategory before producing an equally superior 172kg haul in the even more intense clean and jerk.
He finished ahead of John Tafi of Samoa, who won silver, and Ezekiel Moses of Nauru in bronze medal position.
Umuofia’s triumph is Nigeria’s second medal in the weightlifting event after Ruth Nyong won a silver medal in the women’s 48kg category on Sunday.
The victory takes Nigeria’s medal tally in Glasgow to eight — four gold and an equal number of silver. The previous
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