Nigeria began on a good note yesterday at the ongoing Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games in
Scotland as the country won her first medal in weightlifting.

Youthful Nkechi Opara gave Nigeria her first medal when she won a bronze medal in the Women 48kg
weight class. She lifted a total weight of 162kg behind the duo of India’s Sanjita Khumukcham and
Mirabai Chanu Saikhom who won the gold and silver respectively at the Clyde Auditorium. Opara making her debute in the sport competed alongside, Khumukcham who began her weightlifting career in 2006 in Manipur, India and
won her major cap at the 2011 Asian Championships in Tongling, China hauled a total lift of 173kg while Saikhom who emerged Best Lifter at the 2013 Junior National Championship in Guwahati, India lifted a total weight of 170kg to
settle for the silver medal.

Nigeria topped the weightlifting medal charts in 2010 edition with five gold, four silver and five
bronze followed by Samoa (3, 0, 0) and India (2, 2, 4). This time also, India, with six lifters from 2010
Games, are likely to maintain that level of performance.

Nigeria’s preparation was not too good as lack of funds did not allow them go for foreign training and exposure. They have, however, named a strong squad, including 2010 63kg gold winner Obioma Agatha Okoli. India had done exceedingly well in the 2013
Commonwealth Championships in Johannesburg last November.

Many Indian lifters are among top
three of the latest Commonwealth rankings. 2010 CWG gold medallist in men’s 69kg, K Ravi Kumar is again in the team but he is competing in 77kg this time, and is not expected to win gold in his new weight category having laid low for a long time due to injury.

Khumukcham Sanjita and Saikhom Mirabai Chanu are competing tomorrow in women’s 48kg and
India has the chance to win two medals from this category. This has been a strong category for India since the days of Kunjarani Devi. India had won a silver and bronze in this category in 2010. The Indian duo will have a strong competitor in Chika Amalaha of Nigeria, who had won silver in 53kg in Commonwealth Championships, but is competing in 48kg class.
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Great news i wish them the best...am abit confused though..was there a commonwealth championship last year?

Congrats to GEJ.

Some parts of the country only remember him when a bomb goes off somewhere

Great. Time to grab more. Congrats Opara.

This is good. Happy to be FTC

Hope the next one is gold. Well done sha

Congratulations, to her, and to us all.

Another victory recorded.

Why always us? •

Kool one, better luck next time #TeamNigeria!
GoodLuck Nigeria

Good news......

Team naija, soar higher.

VocalWalls: Congratulations, to him, and to us all.

Another victory recorded.

she's a she? •

Since no be football, no expect beta coverage from media....
If I was president #wyclife jean

If im Nigeria President i would've pull out of this useless association called Common wealth since.

This is just like modern slavery to Queen. If the leader of common wealth can't be change via election then to hell with the common wealth

Congratz opara

FRONT PaGE Thay sweet ooooo...

God Bless U Opara And May God Grant Nigeria Peace

Wow...keep it up...front page tins..time to go and bang my gf...i made front page so happy

nyc 1 dia!!
I thought IAAF was still on, abi na d same thing?
But i for like c d opara picture...make i knw were i go face my radar

Unlike football, we hardly know those who are representing us in this kinda competitions.

Woo

banega: she's a she? •

Thanks a million

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IjogzK: Unlike football, we hardly know those who are representing us in this kinda competitions.

ur rite o

Let her return the bronze Na gold we send her go win

#Team9ja



We need more.

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Congrats

Congrats opara.
Congrats Nigeria.