Update: Nigeria Weightlifters Depart Abuja For Uzbekistan For World Championship

Nigerian contingent of seven lifters and two officials of the Nigeria Weightlifting Federation (NWF) departed Abuja at 10pm Nigerian time on Friday, 3 December 2021 for Uzbekistan ahead of the 2021 World Weightlifting Championship, reports Prime Business Africa.

The championship is holding in Tashkent,Uzbekistan from 7th to 17th December, 2021.

The contingents comprises five female and two male lifters as well as two coaches, one coach for each category.

The coaches are former lifter, Helen Asemota as well the Technical Director of the federation, Coach Chris Nwadeih.

The athletes are made up of national and continental champions including Olarinoye Adenike Adijat who won three gold medals during the 2020 Olympic qualifiers in Uzbekistan, is competing in 55kg women category.

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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.

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