August 2 Schedule:

Athletics-
7:10pm: Nigeria's duo of Tosin Oke and Olumide Olamgoke will compete in the Men's Triple Jump final. Tosin Oke will be the 4th jumper, and Olamgoke the 7th.

7:50pm: Nigeria's 4x400m Women's relay team compete in the final. Nigeria in lane 4

8:10pm: The Men's 4x400m relay final. Nigeria in lane 7

8:50pm: Women's 4x100m relay final. Nigeria will be in lane 4, Jamaica in lane 5

9:15pm: Men's 4x100m final. Nigeria will be in lane 7.

Esther oyema just won Gold! in the women's para-sport lightweight 95kg. Seems men ain't getting gold this year.

Raymondson: Esther oyema just won Gold! in the women's para-sport lightweight 95kg. Seems men ain't getting gold this year.

Another nigerian lady lovelyn obiji just got Gold,(womens heavyweight 61kg), we also got the silver medal

denniece1:

Another nigerian lady lovelyn obiji just got Gold,(womens heavyweight 61kg), we also got the silver medal

Wow great news.It means Nigeria has 9gold, 7silver, and 14bronze medals.

Yes oh! Now we are back to 8th position!

homesteady: Yes oh! Now we are back to 8th position!

HW CLOSE ARE WE TO SOUTH AFRICA,WANA KNOW HW CLOSE WE ARE ON D MEDAL TABLES BY NUMBER OF MEDALS. women's year

daveP: HW CLOSE ARE WE TO SOUTH AFRICA,WANA KNOW HW CLOSE WE ARE ON D MEDAL TABLES BY NUMBER OF MEDALS. women's year

Google it na

What's happening to the Nigerian male athletes? All the 9 gold medals that we have won have come from the ladies.

We're just 4 gold medals away from overtaking South Africa.

daveP: HW CLOSE ARE WE TO SOUTH AFRICA,WANA KNOW HW CLOSE WE ARE ON D MEDAL TABLES BY NUMBER OF MEDALS. women's year

RSA 12 10 16 38
NGR 9 7 14 30

Gold, Silver, bronze and total - in that order!

Afam4eva: What's happening to the Nigerian male athletes? All the 9 gold medals that we have won have come from the ladies.

Wondering same here

mikeansy:

Wondering same here

wonder no more,their destinies were swapped @ the airport joo

Afam4eva: What's happening to the Nigerian male athletes? All the 9 gold medals that we have won have come from the ladies.

They will come good in powerlifting

Thank God Abuja(Nigeria) did not win the commonweealth hosting rights. What a bore.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUD0CCEWMHQ

Afam4eva: Thank God Abuja(Nigeria) did not win the commonweealth hosting rights. What a bore.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUD0CCEWMHQ

How would it be boring?

CFCfan:
How would it be boring?

We just don't have the culture. The atmosphere seemed different from what i see in other places. The stadium was virtually empty. The announcer was also mediocre. twa.

Loool where did they get that announcer from ?!?

Afam4eva:
We just don't have the culture. The atmosphere seemed different from what i see in other places. The stadium was virtually empty. The announcer was also mediocre. twa.

The attendance for the athletics events may have been a reason Abuja was denied the rights. It wouldn't have looked camera-friendly to see only 2000 fans in a 60,000 capacity stadium. I recall it was only the volleyball finals which came close to attracting a capacity crowd in 2003.

CFCfan:
The attendance for the athletics events may have been a reason Abuja was denied the rights. It wouldn't have looked camera-friendly to see only 2000 fans in a 60,000 capacity stadium. I recall it was only the volleyball finals which came close to attracting a capacity crowd in 2003.

My thoughts exactly. It's not always about the facilities you have but also whether or not there's a sports culture. We're just not there yet as far as hosting such competitions are concerned. We should focus on alleviating poverty first before hosting global events. The All African Games was embarrassing enough despite all the money spent.

CFCfan:
The attendance for the athletics events may have been a reason Abuja was denied the rights. It wouldn't have looked camera-friendly to see only 2000 fans in a 60,000 capacity stadium. I recall it was only the volleyball finals which came close to attracting a capacity crowd in 2003.

When d stadium was thrown open, we had a capacity of about 30,000.

Finally naija men win gold. Nigeria won gold and silver in d men lightweight powerlifting . We expect another gold in male powerlifting later today.

homesteady:

RSA 12 10 16 38
NGR 9 7 14 30

Gold, Silver, bronze and total - in that order!

okay thanks bro. Now we are a force in weightlifting( definite) can we start a thorough focus on regaining swimming.not backyard swimming, but PROFESSIONAL SWIMMING. It has evolved more than just diving in and moving in water. Deltans and Akurs(akure) are very good in that. South africa sef!

akintun: Finally naija men win gold. Nigeria won gold and silver in d men lightweight powerlifting . We expect another gold in male powerlifting later today.

Yay! Nigeria have now equalled their medal count from 2010

Montsho has failed a drug test. WTF, I don't get it. How can someone take drugs 4 d commonwealth games.

akintun:

When d stadium was thrown open, we had a capacity of about 30,000.

Ok. That's not too bad, but if it wasn't free it would have a lot lower.

If Nigeria were to host the African athletics championships, the AFN should choose one of Uyo, Warri or Abuja as last choice

akintun: Montsho has failed a drug test. WTF, I don't get it. How can someone take drugs 4 d commonwealth games.

Please tell me he/she is not a Nigerian and he/she has not won a medal for Nigeria!
Please tell me so!

akintun: Montsho has failed a drug test. WTF, I don't get it. How can someone take drugs 4 d commonwealth games.

Why na ? Her bronze medal is gonna be taken away !

homesteady:
Please tell me he/she is not a Nigerian and he/she has not won a medal for Nigeria!
Please tell me so!

Lol
Montsho is from Botswana

homesteady:
Please tell me he/she is not a Nigerian and he/she has not won a medal for Nigeria!
Please tell me so!

Shes from Botswana

Afam4eva:
My thoughts exactly. It's not always about the facilities you have but also whether or not there's a sports culture. We're just not there yet as far as hosting such competitions are concerned. We should focus on alleviating poverty first before hosting global events. The All African Games was embarrassing enough despite all the money spent.

Yep, you summarized the situation succinctly.
I heard somewhere that Nigeria may bid for another CWG in the future; but the immediate goal should be the bidding for the FIFA Women's and Men's World Cup.

akintun: Finally naija men win gold. Nigeria won gold and silver in d men lightweight powerlifting . We expect another gold in male powerlifting later today.

At last!

You sound so sure about us wining another gold! Are our men that strong?

CFCfan:
Lol
Montsho is from Botswana

adaobi123:

Shes from Botswana

I was already getting sad!