Nigerian trio Roland Ezuruike,
Esther Onyema and Ndidi Nwosu yesterday all won gold medals in the
para-powerlifting events at the ongoing Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games in
Australia. The duo of Paul Kehinde and Lucy Kehinde won silver medals each in
the men and women’s events. Contesting in the men’s lightweight final, Ezuruike
became the first Nigerian to claim a gold medal at this year’s edition with a
lift of 224.3kg. The silver medal went to his compatriot Kehinde who lifted
219.9kg, while Ali Jawad lifted 182.7kg to win the bronze medal for England. In
the women’s lightweight, Onyema made a lift of 141.6kg to create a new world
record. Ejike claimed the silver medal with a lift of 134.1kg and Zoe Newson
from England took the bronze medal with a lift of 106.1 kg. Also in the women’s
heavyweight, Nwosu emerged tops with a lift of 110.4kg to finish ahead of Louis
Sudgen of England (89.2kg) and Joyce Njuguna of Kenya (89.0kg). Team Nigeria
now won three gold and four silver medals and now 10th in the overall medal
standings.
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