Izuchukwu OkosiFlorence Olarinoye showed why her experience in the 45kg women’s class at the 2022 National Sports Festival NSF counted as she scooped all the three gold medals for team Lagos on day 2 of the ongoing National Youth Games, NYG 49kg female class in weightlifting event in Asaba on Sunday.
Aged just 13, the younger sister to Adenike Adijat Olarinoye – Africa and Commonwealth Champion – Florence showed class and vision as she outlifted her opponents to secure the all-important three gold medals for her state.
Florence at 12 years, won bronze in 45kg class at the 2022 National Sports Festival, NSF also in Asaba in December last year.
She lifted 56kg in snatch and had an impressive 72kg lift in clean and jerk totaling 128kg to win the medals.
Nigeria’s Capital, the FCT collected all the silver medals after Chidirim Marvelous Ibeh competing for the Green and White team, lifted 53kg in snatch, 67kg clean and jerk and 120kg in total.
Bayelsa State went home with all the three bronze medals courtesy of Christianah Adefemi heroics. She lifted 48kg in snatch, 65 in clean and jerk and 104kg in total to place 3rd on the podium.
Full results of 49kg weightlifting event on Sunday
Florence Olarinoye (Lagos) 56kg – Gold
Chidirim Marvelous Ibeh ( FCT) 53kg – Silver
Christianah Adefemi (Bayelsa) 48kg – Bronze
Clean and Jerk
Florence Olarinoye 72kg – Gold
Chidirim Marvelous Ibeh. 67kg – Silver
Christianah Adefemi 65kg – Bronze
Total
Florence Olarinoye 128kg – Gold
Chidirim Marvelous Ibeh. 120kg – Silver
Christianah Adefemi 104kg – Bronze
The weightlifting event continues on Monday with the 55kg male class taking centre stage at the Hall Three, Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba, Delta State capital.
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.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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