Nigeria win 9 gold in first day of ongoing weightlifting championship in Uganda

The President of Nigeria Weightlifting Federation (NWF), Mohammed Yahaya, says the country’s weightlifters have won nine gold medals so far at the ongoing African Junior/Youths Weightlifting Championships in Uganda.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 2017 African Junior/Youths Weightlifting Championships which started on Saturday is expected to end this Saturday in Entebbe.


Yahaya told NAN in Abuja on Tuesday that the athletes would however still win more gold medals for the country before the end of the tournament.

“Our athletes are well prepared for the competition, with only three of them (female) winning nine gold medals”.

He named the medalists as Islamiyat Yusuf (53 kg), Fatima Yakubu (53kg) and Monica Uweh (48kg).

“I’m happy for the success so far and we are working hard to win more medals in this championships because today (Tuesday) is the first day of the competition. We still have two days to go.


“With this performance, we have the chance to participate in next year’s Commonwealth Games.

“However, we still need to participate in another championship to meet the requirements of the World Weightlifting Federation,” Yahaya said.

NAN

http://dailypost.ng/2017/10/11/nigeria-win-9-gold-first-day-ongoing-weightlifting-championship-uganda/

our EBA no waste

Good one. We need to engage more youths in sports

We no dey collect gold like this for brain work.

Dem well done.

Congratulations

we are giant of africa....anyday anytime
But our leaders keep ruining things for us
We will continue to strive....i believe in one Nigeria

Nigeria always come first in anything call sport

I am proud to be a Nigerian

I am proud of Nigeria without buhari, Lie MOHAMMED, Almajiris, Laureta Enoche, Arewa youth and skull miners

Imagine such NIGERIA

We can never use our comparative advantage to our advantage! Shame.

And so Will that reduce d rate of hunger,death,low IQ, greed, zombieizm, jubrils in Nigeria?

One naija I be call indigene and dem dey feel me abroad one citizen



hit like if you know d artist that says that

Nice. Hope its pure gold.

We need y'all to lift d problems of Nigeria.....problems plenty for here.....its obvious d Sudanese doesn't have d shoulders

This is a great achievement..

Wonderful

Power of fufu, amala and ewedu

Wow! This is great.

isoright

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Nigeria win 9 gold in first day of ongoing weightlifting championship in Uganda

The President of Nigeria Weightlifting Federation (NWF), Mohammed Yahaya, says the country’s weightlifters have won nine gold medals so far at the ongoing African Junior/Youths Weightlifting Championships in Uganda.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 2017 African Junior/Youths Weightlifting Championships which started on Saturday is expected to end this Saturday in Entebbe.


Yahaya told NAN in Abuja on Tuesday that the athletes would however still win more gold medals for the country before the end of the tournament.

“Our athletes are well prepared for the competition, with only three of them (female) winning nine gold medals”.

He named the medalists as Islamiyat Yusuf (53 kg), Fatima Yakubu (53kg) and Monica Uweh (48kg).

“I’m happy for the success so far and we are working hard to win more medals in this championships because today (Tuesday) is the first day of the competition. We still have two days to go.


“With this performance, we have the chance to participate in next year’s Commonwealth Games.

“However, we still need to participate in another championship to meet the requirements of the World Weightlifting Federation,” Yahaya said.

NAN

http://dailypost.ng/2017/10/11/nigeria-win-9-gold-first-day-ongoing-weightlifting-championship-uganda/

if i am the minister of sports

i will invite foreign footballers only if you can sponsor yourself and play for your country

we need to focus on others sports that have brought glory to nigeria in the past

boxing,track and field,weightlifting and others as well

enough of this football crap

I smiles APC propaganda here. Hope this is not another mischievous way of Lai Muhammad to cut people attention from important issues ba

OK

good for the nation

Strong woman

Not surprising. We've been lifting the whole problem of Africa for a long time.

Na Nigeria all those nations come the championship come watch ?

Giant of Opobo

Been reading comments that are not so nice!
Just be positive for once and congratulate these ladies they've done well...
Congrats guys..

Congratulations Team Nigeria.

LOCAL SAMPION

Our amala no waste, hallelujah