The Commonwealth Games is an International multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations (Britain & her former colonies). The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exception of 1942 and 1946 (period of World War II), has taken place every four years since then.

Athletes with a disability are included as full members of their national teams, making the Commonwealth Games the first fully inclusive international multi-sport event.

Although, there are currently 54 members of the Commonwealth of Nations, 72 teams currently participate in the Commonwealth Games, as it is a feature of the Games that a number of dependent territories who do not compete separately at the Olympic Games, compete in the Commonwealth Games under their own flags.

Nigeria has competed since 1950 and will have participated in 15 editions by the end of this year's tournament. Africa's most populated nation was absent in 1962, 1970 (in protest at New Zealand's sporting/rugby policies towards South Africa during apartheid), 1986 (Nigeria led 31 Countries to boycott over then UK PM, Margaret Thatcher's refusal to sanction South Africa's white-minority Government) and 1998 (due to suspension over the Ogoni 9 executions).

Josiah Majekodunmi was Nigeria's first medalist, grabbing Silver at the Auckland 1950 Games in the High jump event. The Country's best showing was in Victoria 1994, finishing with 37 (11 Gold, 13 Silver, 13 Bronze) medals.

The 2022 (XXII) Commonwealth Games is scheduled to hold at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England from July 28 - August 08, 2022 with 5054 athletes from 72 Countries expected to participate.

Team Nigeria is sending a strong contingent of 94 athletes set to participate in nine events:- Wrestling, Weightlifting, Table Tennis, Para-Table Tennis, Para-Powerlifting, Para-Athletics, Judo, Boxing, and Athletics.

The team will be captained by Innocent Nnamdi and Blessing Oborududu.

ATHLETICS
Adeyemi Sikiru
Alaba Olukunle Akintola
Amarachukwu Jecinta Obi
Amene Dubem
Amusan Oluwatobiloba
Ella Onojuevwo
Enekwechi Chukwuebuka
Ese Brume
Ezekiel Nathaniel
Favour Chukwuka Ofili
Favour Oghene-Tejiri Ashe
Godson Oke Oghenebrume
Isa Esther
Joy Chinenye Udo-Gabriel
Mike Edwards (from Big Brother)
Nnamani Jonson
Nnamdi Chinecherem
Nwokocha Grace
Obiageri Amechi
Ojeli Emmanuel
Olatoye Oyesade
Omovoh Knowledge
Onyekwere Chioma
Orobosa Anabel Frank
Patience Okon George
Raymond Ekevwo
Rosemary Chukwuma
Ruth Usoro
Samson Nathaniel
Seye Ogunlewe
Temitope Adeshina
Tima Godbless
Udodi Chudi Onwuzurike

BOXING
ADEYINKA Benson
EGUNJOBI Yetunde
EHWARIEME Innocent
OGUNSEMILORE Cynthia
OSHOBA Elizabeth
OSOBA Abdul-Afeez Osoba
OYEKWERE Ifeanyi
SHOGBAMU Bolanle
UMUNNAKWE Jacinta

JUDO
ASONYE Joy Oluchi
EDWIN Patrick
JAMES Cecilia Chinyeye
MURITALA Fatai

PARA-ATHLETICS
ALAM Ugochi
EZEJI Kennedy
GALADIMA Suwaibidu
IYIAZI Njideka
NWACHUKWU Goodness

PARA POWER-LIFTING
IBRAHIM Abdulazeez
IKECHUKWU Obichukwu
MARK Onyinyechi
NNAMDI Innocent
OLUWAFEMIAYO Folashade
OMOLAYO Bose
THOMAS Kure
TIJANI Latifat

PARA-TABLE TENNIS
AGUNBIADE Tajudeen
IKPEOYI Ifechukwude
OBAZUAYE Faith
OBIORA Chinenye Faith
OGUNKUNLE Isau
OLUFEMI Alabi Olabiyi
SULE Nasiru

TABLE TENNIS
AMADI Omeh
ARUNA Quadri
BELLO Fatima Atinuke
BODE Abiodun
OFFIONG Edem
OJOMO Ajoke***
OLAJIDE Adeyemi Omotayo
ORIBAMISE Esther
OSHONAIKE Funke

WEIGHTLIFTING
EMMANUEL Appah
EZE Joy Ogbonne
ISLAMIYAT Adebukola
OLARINOYE Adijat
OSIJO Mary Taiwo
RABIATU Folashade
STELLA Peters Kingsley
TAIWO Ladi
UMOAFIA Joseph

WRESTLING
ADEKUOROYE Mercy
ADEKUOROYE Odunayo
AMAS Daniel
EBIKEWENIMO Welson
EKEREKEME Agiomor
GENESIS Mercy
KOLAWOLE Esther
OBORODUDU Blessing
OGBONNA Emmanuel John
REUBEN Hannah

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NIGERIA'S COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALISTS COMING INTO THIS EVENT

Chukwuebuka Enekwechi - (Men's Shotput) Silver - 2018

Suwaibidu Galadima - (Men's Para Athletics, 100m) Gold - 2018

Tobi Amusan - (Women's 100mH) Gold - 2018

Udo-Gabriel X Okagbare X Amusan X Chukwuma - (Women's 4X100m relay) Bronze - 2018

Ebikewenimo Welson (Wrestling, Men's freestyle - 57kg) Bronze - 2018; (Wrestling, men's freestyle - 57kg) Silver - 2014; (Wrestling, men's freestyle - 55kg) Silver - 2010

Odunayo Adekuoroye (Wrestling, Women's Freestyle - 57kg) Gold - 2018; (Wrestling, women's freestyle - 53kg) Gold - 2014; (Wrestling, women's freestyle - 48kg) Bronze - 2010

Blessing Oborududu (Wrestling, Women's Freestyle - 68kg) Gold - 2018; (Wrestling, women's freestyle - 63kg) Bronze - 2014; (Wrestling, women's freestyle - 63kg) Silver - 2010

Amas Daniel (Wrestling, Men's Freestyle - 65kg) Bronze - 2018; (Wrestling, men's freestyle - 61kg) Bronze - 2014

Aruna Quadri (Table tennis, Men's Single) Silver - 2018

Abiodun X Quadri X Omotayo X ? (Table-tennis, men's team) Silver - 2018
Abiodun X Quadri X ? X ? (Table-tennis, men's team) Bronze - 2014

Faith Obazuaye (Para Table-tennis, Women's singles) Silver - 2018

Abdul-Azeez Ibrahim (Para Power-lifting, Men's Heavyweight) Gold - 2018; (Para Power-lifting, Men's +72kg) Gold - 2014

Ese Brume (Women's long jump) Gold - 2014

Bose Omolayo (Para Power-lifting, Women's +61kg) Silver - 2014

Ikechukwu Obichukwu (Para Power-lifting, men's Open bench press) Bronze - 2010

RECORD HOLDERS COMING INTO THE COMPETITION:
(NR - National Record, AR - African Record, WR - World Record)

Ruth Usoro - (Women's Triple Jump) NR - 14.50m (+2.0m/s)

Chukwuebuka Enekwechi - (Men's Shotput) NR - 21.80m

Favour Ofili - (Women's 200m) NR - 21.96m

Ese Brume - (Women's Long Jump) NR, AR - 7.17m

Chioma Onyekwere - (Women's Discus throw) NR - 63.30m

Udo-Gabriel X Ofili X Chukwuma X Nwokocha - (Women's 4x100m relay) AR - 42.22s

Tobi Amusan - (Women's 100mH) NR, AR, WR - 12.12s

Nigerians wish you well.... Go Gold!

Nigeria dey always make us proud in sports especially that Paralympics....

Na just bad governance dey worry us ...


Vote Peter obi make everywhere sebom

Make dem win all the Money cause Dollar don go up we need more Forex to balance The dollar

Any man or woman still supporting apc or having it in mind to return Dem come 2023.may ur life and that of ur family be miserable and worthless like d present day Nigeria and it's currency

Go make us proud champs

Okagbare right now

All from East and West

Kudos brothers

congrat

No single Allahu arka booom people of the North here

If na federal government appointments or terrorism now na dem go full ground yakpa.

Wallahi tallahi...we need to divide the country and go our separate ways to achieve greatness as Southern region. All the evils of the land are from headslamming HausafulaniKanuri muslims of the North

Let's stay focused and be obidient

2023

Nigeria should pull out of the Commonwealth!
That organization means absolutely nothing to Nigeria other than being a member of a club of former slaves!
Nigeria should pull out quickly and stop joining all sorts of useless organizations just for the sake of it..

I wish you guys well, keep on representing us postively we proud of you guys sending love and light check my signature we produce carton that suit your product.

No hausa/fulani person

Oh I forgot, this is not Nigerian government office where quota system is the order of the day

I sight Tobi

Rep us well o... Meanwhile..

If you have a time and data spare,then its time for you to start earning in dollars..

Its might not be too big,but it can pay some bills.. That's the link below.....

Nigeria was absent in 1998 due to suspension over the Ogoni 9 executions).

2022

Looks like the Commonwealth is blind and can't see that her former colony is beclouded by worst happenings and needs immediate help? Or maybe she's needs a suspension. Things happening here ought to earn Nigeria express suspension from participating in any world events.

I wish them all the best.
I hope se bubu no go use him badluck winch them oo

Congratulations in advance to our heroes and heroins.

Mostly Yoruba and few igbos, Hausa fulani can only flex muscle in Nigeria

Good

Blame Bubu if we fail to land a medal

RamseyKush:
Nigeria dey always make us proud in sports especially that Paralympics....

Na just bad governance dey worry us ...


Vote Bola Tinubu make everywhere sebom

Your head correct.

That girl ese brume I love her

Nigeria to the world

I saw only one name there Amusan

No single Northerner on the list, shame on us the North, the most backward region... We'd rather engage in unproductive things.

No Tobi Amusan