Nigerian weightlifters gained 9 gold medals on Day 3 of the weightlifting occasion on the ongoing African Video games 2023 in Accra, Ghana.
The 9 medals have been gained in every class of snatch, clear and jerk and complete.
Adijat Olarinoye, Rafiatu Lawal and Edidiong Umoafia gained 9 gold medals on the College of Ghana, Legon.
Competing within the 55kg class, 2022 Commonwealth Video games gold medalist, Olarinoye gained gold in snatch with 80kg carry, gained gold in clear and jerk with 105kg carry earlier than choosing the third gold medal in complete with 185kg carry.
Umoafia, who was making her debut within the 67kg, confirmed why he remained a dominant pressure in weightlifting in Africa and the world after he amassed all of the gold medals in that class.
Lawal additionally claimed all of the three gold medals within the 59kg class. She snatched 85kg, recorded 105kg in clear and jerk and likewise collected the gold medal in complete with 190kg carry.
Up to now, Nigerian weightlifters have gained a complete of 14 medals in weightlifting occasions of the thirteenth Africa Video games.
Recall that on Day 1 of the occasion, the duo of King Kalu and Favour Agboro gained 5 medals; whereas Kalu gained two bronze medals in 55kg males class, Agboro gained two silver and a bronze within the 61kg class.
