Adijat Olarinoye (55kg), Rafiatu Lawal (59kg), and Edidiong Umoafia (67kg) each claimed a spectacular triple gold in their respective weight categories.
Team Nigeria has surged to the second position on the African Games medals table after a phenomenal performance by their weightlifters on Monday.
The team secured a whopping nine gold medals, all coming from the weightlifting events.
Nigerian lifters displayed exceptional dominance, achieving a clean sweep on Day 3 at the University of Ghana, Legon.
Adijat Olarinoye (55kg), Rafiatu Lawal (59kg), and Edidiong Umoafia (67kg) each claimed a spectacular triple gold in their respective weight categories.
It’s important to note that weightlifting awards three gold medals per category: snatch, clean and jerk, and total.
Dominant displays
Olarinoye, Lawal, and Umoafia triumphed in all three disciplines, showcasing their incredible strength and technique.
Olarinoye, the 2022 Commonwealth Games champion, began by lifting 80kg in the snatch, followed by 105kg in the clean and jerk, and capped off her performance with a combined total of 185kg.
Lawal, another 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medalist, mirrored Olarinoye’s feat in the 59kg class, snatching 85kg, clean and jerking 105kg, and totalling 190kg.
Making his debut in the 67kg category, Umoafia proved his weightlifting prowess on the African and global stage. He started with a 135kg snatch, followed by a 165kg clean and jerk, culminating in a dominant total of 300kg.
