Team Nigeria are guaranteed a medal in boxing at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games following Ifeanyi Onyekwere’s progress to the semi-finals. Onyekwere was in impressive form today in the men’s …
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Birmingham 2022: Thompson-Herah clinches women’s 100m gold as Chukwuma, Nwokocha miss out on medals
by Nurudeen Obalola 1 minutes readJamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah won the women’s 100 metres gold medal tonight at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games as Team Nigeria’s Rosemary Chukwuma and Grace Nwokocha failed to make the podium. …
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Birmingham 2022: Kenya’s Omanyala wins 100m gold as Nigeria trio crash in semi-finals
by Nurudeen Obalola 1 minutes readKenya’s Ferdinand Omanyala won the men’s 100 metres gold medal at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games tonight, in a final in which there were no Nigerian athletes. Omanyala won the …
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Birmingham 2022: Onyekwere, Amaechi make Nigerian history with discus gold, bronze
by Nurudeen Obalola 1 minutes readChioma Onyekwere and Obiageri Amaechi made history tonight by winning Nigeria’s first-ever medals in women’s discus throw in the Commonwealth Games. The two finished first and third in the event …
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Birmingham 2022: Six Team Nigeria athletes qualify for 100m semi-finals
by Nurudeen Obalola 2 minutes readAll of Team Nigeria’s six entrants have qualified for the men’s and women’s 100 metres semi-finals at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games in England. The track and field event of …
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Birmingham 2022: Team Nigeria lose table tennis bronze to England
by Nurudeen Obalola 1 minutes readTeam Nigeria failed in their bid to win bronze in the men’s table tennis team event at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games today. The team lost the third-place match 3-0 …
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Birmingham 2022: Liadi wins Team Nigeria’s fifth medal, sets record
by Nurudeen Obalola 1 minutes readTeam Nigeria claimed their fifth medal at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games in England today as Taiwo Liadi bagged silver in weightlifting and set a new mark. The 20-year-old lifted …
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Birmingham 2022: Covid-19 stops Ofili in athletics, India knocks out Nigeria in table tennis
by Nurudeen Obalola 2 minutes readTeam Nigeria medal hopeful Favour Ofili will not be participating in the 100 metres track and field event of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games after failing to fully recover from …
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Birmingham 2022: 19-year-old Yusuf wins Team Nigeria’s fourth medal
by Nurudeen Obalola 1 minutes readTeam Nigeria took their medals tally to four at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games today as Islamiyat Adebukola Yusuf clinched bronze in weightlifting. The 19-year-old bagged the bronze medal in …
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Birmingham 2022: Lawal wins Nigeria’s second gold as Benson advances in boxing
by Nurudeen Obalola 1 minutes readTeam Nigeria clinched their second gold medal at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games today as Rafiatu Folashade Lawal won her event. Lawal lifted a combined 205kg to beat all the …