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Eight days into the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Team Nigeria has once again reaffirmed its status as one of Africa's leading sporting nations.

Team Nigeria has won 16 medals in eight days of competition at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Several Nigerian athletes have also produced historic performances that have rewritten the record books.

Para powerlifting star Folashade Oluwafemiayo set a new world record on her way to defending her Commonwealth title with a 172 kg lift

Goodness Nwachukwu also rewrote history after breaking the Commonwealth Games record to win gold in the women's F42 para discus, setting a new world record of 39.66 metres.

Rita Ferdinand equally etched her name into the history books after lifting 158kg in the women's para powerlifting event. Her effort earned 128.2 points

Chukwuebuka Enekwechi delivered another landmark achievement by throwing 21.07 metres in the men's shot put to become the first Nigerian man to win Commonwealth gold in the event.

With more medal events still to come, Nigeria will be hoping to build on its tally and climb even higher on the medals table.

Here are the Nigerian athletes who have reached the podium so far.

Gold medallists

Folashade Oluwafemiayo (Para Powerlifting)
Esther Nworgu (Para Powerlifting)
Riluwan Idris (Para Powerlifting)
Edidiong Joseph Umoafia (Men's 71kg Weightlifting)
Onome Omolola Didih (Women's 53kg Weightlifting)
Rafiatu Folashade Lawal (Women's 58kg Weightlifting)
Goodness Nwachukwu (Women's Para Discus)
Chukwuebuka Enekwechi (Men's Shot Put)

Silver medallists

Roland Ezuruike (Para Powerlifting)
Esther Oyema (Para Powerlifting)
Rita Ferdinand (Para Powerlifting)
Ruth Asuquo Nyong (Women's 48kg Weightlifting)
Jessica Oji (Women's Shot Put)

Bronze medallists

Kayinsola Ajayi (Men's 100m)
Temitope Adeshina (Women's High Jump)
Tobi Amusan (Women's 100m Hurdles)

missidy:
Nigeria won gold yesterday in men's 400 meter hurdle and silver in men's 200 meter race. It was so beautiful.
The problem the have is this new national anthem, the athletes can't sing it. Even me I don't know the new national anthem, Tinubu well done.

Haydens:
IGBO AMAKA.

IGBO to the world, history makers indeed.

In my next world make my mama be Igbo then my papa from Portugal or Australia.

obembet:
They don start. Noise maker everywhere 😂

givedemwotowoto:
Na tribal b1g0try de worry una.

A person from your own tribe will say the same thing and you’ll ignore it.

But here you are jumping to label someone else.

Why don’t you let people enjoy their heritage in peace?

Did the poster say anything negative about any other tribe?

Remedy990:
Is it only in Glasgow this commonwealth games is taking place every time? Can’t they rotate it among common wealth member countries to host it?

Remedy990:
Is it only in Glasgow this commonwealth games is taking place every time? Can’t they rotate it among common wealth member countries to host it?

Felaincarnated:
It is expected from a disabled country making history in disability.

Pootle:
na only weight them sabi carry

AlabiKILLER2023:
Slaves game


Happy slaves are jubilating over a worthless medal handed over to them by their slave masters

obembet:
They don start. Noise maker everywhere 😂