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Birmingham 2022: Olarinoye Wins Nigeria’s First Gold @ Commonwealth Games

Nigeria’s Olarinoye Adijat Adenike has clinched Nigeria’s first medal in the ongoing XXII Commonwealth Games, Birmingham 2022.

It is GOLD.

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The Nigerian produced a masterful display in the Snatch category of the women’s 55kg weightlifting event.

Adijat lifted a Commonwealth Games Record of 90kg and later smashed her own record within 10 minutes, lifting 92kg at the second trial.

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In the clean and jerk category, she lifted 110kg and later 111kg in the third time of trial.

Adijat finished Gold with a combined 203kg, a Commonwealth Games Record.

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India’s Bindyarani Devi Sorokhaibam and England’s Fraer Morrow made up the podium with a combined 202kg (Silver) and 198kg (Bronze) respectively.

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Oluchi Nzekwe

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