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Team Nigeria finished 8th on overall standings while securing Africa’s second best placement

Nigeria finished eighth on the medals table with a total of 30 medals, marking its best-ever performance at the Islamic Solidarity Games, while Turkey emerged at the top of the standings.

This year has been a remarkable success for the National Sports Commission, which has supported more than 40 sports federations in attending international competitions, many of whom have delivered outstanding performances and secured medals.

The count includes taekwondo, swimming, cricket, para-powerlifting, para-badminton, among others.

Nigeria’s haul, comprised 11 gold, 12 silver, and 7 bronze, a result that reinforces the National Sports Commission’s (NSC) strategic direction of sending only athletes with strong podium prospects to major international events.

Competing in seven sports, Taekwondo, Boxing, Athletics, Wrestling, Weightlifting, Para-Powerlifting, and Para-Athletics, the team delivered an unprecedented outcome, winning medals in every sports they competed in.

Weightlifting led Nigeria’s medal haul with 6 gold, 4 silver, and 3 bronze, followed by Athletics, which secured 2 gold, 4 silver, and 3 bronze.

Wrestling added 2 gold and 2 silver, Para-Powerlifting contributed 1 gold, while Boxing and Para-Athletics each earned 1 silver. Taekwondo completed the tally with 1 bronze medal.

Director General of the National Sports Commission, Bukola Olopade, praised the team’s exceptional outing, stating:

“It is not a coincidence that Nigeria won medals in every sport we participated in at the 6th Islamic Solidarity Games. This achievement reflects the new direction we have taken in sports development.

After meeting with our team at the Commission and the Elite and Podium Board led by Yusuf Ali, we made a deliberate decision to bring only podium prospects to Riyadh and today, that decision has paid off.”

He added that the performance in Riyadh sets the standard for future international engagements:

“From Boxing to Taekwondo, Weightlifting, Wrestling, Track and Field and Powerlifting, Nigeria secured medals in every sport we entered. This is the new benchmark at the National Sports Commission, guiding our preparations for upcoming competitions, including the Commonwealth Games and ultimately, the Olympics.”

Officials stated that Team Nigeria’s record-breaking finish in Riyadh marks a defining moment in the country’s sporting evolution and strengthens its position as a rising force in global multi-sport competitions.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/837562-islamic-solidarity-games-team-nigeria-records-best-ever-performance-in-riyadh.html

Impressive. Never knew this existed.

Sport and religion has nothing in common.

This looks fishy

Just imagine Christians organizing something like this, heads will roll. For me it doesn't really make sense organizing a sports event solely on religious basis. If every single religion rises up and starts organizing their own events, it will be a world of chaos.
Let the emphasis in sports be about talents!
Coloring with a religion is another excuse for mediocrity.

I beg o... What is this games all about

I just wonder if there is a tournament called CHRISTIAN SOLIDARITY GAMES... would muslims feel free for us to go as a nation.?

Or is there something I don't understand

religion na politics as the great majek Fashek said. if Africa remains divided then strangers can always get a piece of the pie at Nigeria's expense

Islamic games What kind of nonsense is that?

Preator:
Impressive. Never new this existed

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naijapikin2:
I beg o... What is this games all about

I just wonder if there is a tournament called CHRISTIAN SOLIDARITY GAMES... would muslims feel free for us to go as a nation.?

Or is there something I don't understand

It's shouldn't always be about competition btw Christians and Muslims.

The annoying things is that both religions are alien to Africa. They were forced down your throat by people who enslaved you.

Nigeria has one of the largest Islamic populations in the world and should win all the Islamic games. This is a more important win that the World Cup. Allahu Akbar.

When is the Christian category? Looooool

U guy wants to carry religion enter sports abi?


Sports that has been a great unifier, don’t u guys think religion and sports might not work on the long run

So I must be a Muslim to participate and a Muslim nation

Well said
if Africa remains divided then strangers can always get a piece of the pie at Nigeria's expense

omoredia:
religion na politics as the great majek Fashek said. if Africa remains divided then strangers can always get a piece of the pie at Nigeria's expense

Propaganda games, islam islam islam... Will they take it if it was called Christian solidarity games.

saddler:
Sport and religion has nothing in common.

This looks fishy

No be only fish, na meat.

Bad belle ipad!

walozanga:
Propaganda games, islam islam islam... Will they take it if it was called Christian solidarity games.

Says a people who organise "crusades" nationwide. Thats equivalent to Muslims organising "jihad" programmes. Yet no Muslim ever complains.

Please stop being nosy.

smokinloud:
Knowing that they lag behind, Mvvslims have been trying to copy the development that came to the world through Christianity but they don't still get it. Until you allow FREEDOM you can't bring any positive change to the world. The only true FREEDOM is found in Christ by the way.

Muslims are not copying anything.

So sport was brought to the world by Christianity? How do you people even think. I don't understand.

Sports that pagan romans have been doing long before the birth of your god.

Helpfromabove1:
U guy wants to carry religion enter sports abi?


Sports that has been a great unifier, don’t u guys think religion and sports might not work on the long run

So I must be a Muslim to participate and a Muslim nation

Why are you crying?
So muslims can't have their personal space? So much for a religion of love, freesom and tolerance!

Incognito403:
Says a people who organise "crusades" nationwide. Thats equivalent to Muslims organising "jihad" programmes. Yet mo Muslim ever complains.

Please stop being nosy.

We are talking about sports, e be like say u just heard the word nosy recently.


The government should stop using our tax payers money on this religious oriented things, be it Christians or islam

Afrobasic:
Islamic games What kind of nonsense is that?

The kind of nonsense that will be streamed live to Nnamdi Kanu in Sokoto.

Hope this will stop jihadist mentality in average Muslims

omoredia:
religion na politics as the great majek Fashek said. if Africa remains divided then strangers can always get a piece of the pie at Nigeria's expense

Now that it's Islam, religion is politics.

But when it was to be lying about a nonexistent genocyde, it wasn't politics.

You people need to buy a mirror.

kennyz247:
Hope this will stop jihadist mentality in average Muslims

How will the british Commonwealth games stop militancy in Niger Delta? How will it stop ipob terrorists? How will it stop OPC ritualists?

walozanga:
We are talking about sports, e be like say u just heard the word nosy recently.
The government should stop using our tax payers money on this religious oriented things, be it Christians or islam

But the government can use our wealth to travel for commonwealth games in britain?

The Muslims are tax payers and Nigeria is a multi religious country. In fact, Muslims make up the far majority of this country. So their faith and practice must be accommodated in the Nigerian law and lifestyle.

If you're not happy with it, you're simply being nosy and intolerant.

tunjijones:
It's shouldn't always be about competition btw Christians and Muslims.

The annoying things is that both religions are alien to Africa. They were forced down your throat by people who enslaved you.

Forget the impression that Christianity is forced down one throat . If you stop practicing Christianity today nobody will kill you for it but the other one they will kill you and always want to be in competition with Christianity
Christianity is not religion is a way of life

The same delegation that some people were protesting that the participants were mostly Christians? I laugh in Bini

Realmssss:
Forget the impression that Christianity is forced down one throat . If you stop practicing Christianity today nobody will kill you for it but the other one they will kill you and always want to be in competition with Christianity
Christianity is not religion is a way of life

Christianity is forced down people's throat. The missionaries came with guns, chains and bibles. You can't change history.

Nobody kills anyone for leaving Islam. On the other hand, we've seen pastors like Oyedepo who refused to care for their parents just because they refused to become christians.

Religion of love indeed!

OMEGA009:
The same delegation that some people were protesting that the participants were mostly Christians? I laugh in Bini

What is this one saying?
We're talking apples, he's talking oranges. Seens you're yet to recover from last night's intoxicants.

Incognito403:
No be only fish, na meat.

Bad belle ipad!

You people will only try to just be copying but it can never be like the original....All the sports in the world 🌍 today is through Christianity

Nigeria is not suppose to be part of that, it's a secular state but if the north wants, they can join

Incognito403:
Christianity is forced down people's throat. The missionaries came with guns, chains and bibles. You can't change history.

Nobody kills anyone for leaving Islam. On the other hand, we've seen pastors like Oyedepo who refused to care for their parents just because they refused to become christians.

Religion of love indeed!

lies, Oyedepo cares for his...