Izuchukwu Okosi
Team Nigeria’s medal rush at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham was enhanced Thursday night as the country’s Women’s Para Powerlifting and Para Discuss stars won Gold and Silver medals in their respective categories.
In the Para Discuss event Nwachukwu Chiemerie won Gold and set a new world record in the Women’s Para Discuss throw.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelIn the Women’s Para Powerlifting event, the duo of Folashade Oluwafemiayo and Bose Omolayo won Gold and Silver respectively.
Oluwafemiayo was completely dominant and consequently broke the world record with her last lift.
The cheering news comes after the track and field stars who participated in the 400m Men’s Semis failed to reach the podium on Wednesday night.
Big Brother Naija Season 4 runner up housemate, Michael Edwards who represented the country in the High Jump finished in a disappointing 6th place on Wednesday.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
