Weightlifting

Six Nigerian lifters will feature in this week’s International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championship in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, an official said. The head coach of Nigeria Weightlifting Federation (NWF), Ojadi Aduche, said that…

Nigeria began its quest for the 2024 Olympic Games qualification in the Weightlifting event, as two Nigerian lifters, Olarinoye Adijat, and Lawal Rafiatu will be on the stage today in Tunisia. The duo will be competing in the 59kg women's…

#TeamNigeriaCGW2022 Athlete Islamiyat Adebukola Yusuf has won Team Nigeria’s 4th medal at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, clinching Bronze in the Women's 64kg Weightlifting event. At the National Exhibition Centre, the…

On Day 4 of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, Team Nigeria will be competing for a chance to win medals in Judo, Weightlifting, table tennis, para table tennis and boxing events in the United Kingdom. Here’s the full schedule of…

#TeamNigeriaCGW2022 On Day 3 of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, Nigeria clinched two medals with both coming from the Weightlifting event through Rafiatu Folashade Lawal and Edidiong Joseph Umoafia as they won Gold and Bronze,…

Nigerian athlete Adijat Adenike Olarinoye won her nation’s first medal at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, setting a new Games’ record of 203kg to claim Gold in the Women’s 55kg Weightlifting event. Olarinoye went for 111kg after…

Nigerian Weightlifters returned home with nine medals at the just concluded International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships and Commonwealth Games qualifiers which held in Uzbekistan. A total of seven Nigerian…

Seven Nigerian weightlifters along with two officials of the Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, NWF will depart Abuja  for Uzbekistan ahead of the 2021 World Weightlifting Championship The championship is holding in Tashkent, …

Over 150 weightlifters from across the country have arrived in Abuja, Nigeria’s Capital city, for the commencement of the maiden edition of the Inspector General of Police, IGP Open Weightlifting Championship, holding at the Moshood Abiola…