Commonwealth Games: Didih smashes three records to win Nigeria’s fifth gold
By Adegboyega Adeleye Nigeria have won their fifth gold medal at the ongoing 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, with Onome Didih setting new Commonwealth Games records in all three categories to claim the women’s 53kg weightlifting title.
Earlier in the Games, Esther Nworgu had secured Nigeria’s first gold medal in the women’s lightweight para powerlifting event, setting a new Commonwealth Games record with 119.
Didih’s victory came after Edidiong Joseph Umoafia had earlier secured Nigeria’s fourth gold medal of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games in the men’s 71kg weightlifting event.
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