Team Nigeria is on a row in powerlifting in the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia.
The team won 3 gold and 2 silver medals in the sport, shooting Nigeria to number 10 on the medals table.
According to Complete Sports, Roland Ezuruike lifted 224.3kg in the men’s para powerlifting lightweight event to clinch the gold medal.
Having saved Nigeria’s blushes at the London 2012 & Rio 2016 Games, the country’s powerlifters once again came to the rescue of the nation at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Australia, as Roland Ezuruike claimed Nigeria’s first GOLD medal of the Games. https://t.co/ymXUZa0NyB pic.twitter.com/al21nSWBFl
— Making of Champions (@MakingOfChamps) April 10, 2018
His compatriot, Paul Kehinde, the defending champion, settled for the silver medal with a lift of 219.9kg.
If you are just waking up from sleep, here’s the moment #TeamNigeria won GOLD & Silver in men’s lightweight #GC2018Powerlifting. Roland Ezuruike amassed 224.3 points lifting 194kg while Paul Kehinde got Silver with 219.9 points lifting 211kg. Total dominance! pic.twitter.com/p1sXn1GF6n
— Making of Champions (@MakingOfChamps) April 10, 2018
Esther Oyema set a new world record when she lifted 141.6kg in the women’s lightweight event, winning the gold medal.
#TeamNigeria‘s Esther Oyema has smashed the World Record in women’s Lightweight #GC2018Powerlifting, surpassing her previous mark of 126kg set four years ago in Glasgow to win GOLD at #GC2018lifting 131kg pic.twitter.com/gV9iqrG3Qv
— Making of Champions (@MakingOfChamps) April 10, 2018
Lucy Ejike, with a lift of 134.1kg, claimed the silver medal.
In the women’s heavyweight, Ndidi Nwosu lifted 110.4kg to win the gold medal.
