Roland Ezuruike became the first Nigerian to win a gold medal at this year’s Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.
Contesting in the men’s lightweight final, Ezuruike lifted 224.3kg to emerge winner of this category.
Also, Nigeria’s Esther Oyema and Ndidi Nwosu won gold medals in the para-powerlifting events, while the country’s duo of Paul Kehinde and Lucy Ejike got silver medals apiece in the men and women’s events.
Onyema made a lift of 141.6kg to create a new world record, while 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.
Nwosu, in the women’s heavyweight, ended in gold position with a lift of 110.4kg, while Louis Sudgen of England (89.2kg) and Joyce Njuguna of Kenya (89.0kg) finished second and third.
