Folashade Rafiatu Lawal has won Nigeria’s second gold medal
at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
The 25-year-old won the medal in the women’s 59kg
weightlifting event on Sunday.
Lawal lifted a total of 206kg to set a Commonwealth record
for accumulated lifts.
She also set the Commonwealth record in the snatch category
after lifting 90kg for her first lift.
The wieghtlifter also set a Commonwealth record in the clean
and jerk category, lifting 110kg, 115kg and 116kg in all her attempts.
Lawal’s gold is Nigeria’s third medal at the games, after
Adijat Olarinoye and Umoafia Joseph finished first and third on the podium of
their weightlifting categories, respectively.
In boxing, Nigeria’s Adeyinka Benson booked a place in the
quarter-final of the 71-75kg boxing category.
He defeated Abubakar Kumasi of Ghana 3-2 in the third round.
The 26-year-old will face Sam Hickey of Scotland on
Wednesday at 3:15 pm.
Earlier, Nigeria’s men’s table tennis team also booked a
place in the semi-final after a 3-2 defeat of Malaysia in the quarter-final.
The Nigerian contingent came from behind to defeat the
Asians after the duo of Bode Abiodun and Olajide Omotayo lost the first game
3-1.
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