Team Nigeria continued its remarkable run at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games on Monday, with Rafiatu Folashade Lawal, Edidiong Joseph Umoafia, and Onome Omolola Didih winning gold medals in record-breaking performances.
Lawal dominated the women’s 58kg weightlifting event, lifting a combined 229kg to set a new Commonwealth Games record. She opened with a 103kg snatch before sealing victory with a 126kg clean and jerk.
Canada’s Ann-Sophie Taschereau claimed silver with 215kg, while India’s Bindyarani Devi Sorokhaibam took bronze with 199kg.
Earlier, Umoafia captured gold in the men’s 71kg category after lifting a record-breaking total of 319kg, made up of a 147kg snatch and a 172kg clean and jerk.
Samoa’s John Lautafi Tafi finished with silver on 314kg, while Nauru’s Ezekiel Moses secured bronze with 310kg.
Didih also etched her name into the record books in the women’s 53kg event, setting new Commonwealth and Games records with a 93kg snatch before finishing with a winning total of 206kg.
India’s Gyaneshwari Yadav earned silver with 199kg, while Canada’s Rebeka Groulx claimed bronze with 178kg.
The three victories boosted Nigeria’s overall medal tally to six gold and four silver medals, further strengthening the country’s position at the Games.
Nigeria’s weightlifting team has now contributed three gold and one silver medal, adding to the nation’s success in para powerlifting, where Esther Nworgu, Folashade Oluwafemiayo, and Riluwan Idris won gold medals, while Esther Oyema, Roland Ezuruike, and Rita Ferdinand secured silver.
