It was a sad moment on Thursday as Team Nigeria’s duo Onyinyechi Gift Mark and Latifat Tijani were disqualified from competing in the Women’s Lightweight Final at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
This comes on the heels of the multiple successes recorded by Team Nigeria at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
There was speculation in the media that Nigeria’s powerlifters arrived late for their event at the Commonwealth Games.
Reacting, one of the Team Nigeria officials who spoke to Quest Times said the duo did not arrive late adding “there was also no query about the kits as they were approved at the technical meeting held on August 1, 2022.
“The decision to disqualify Latifat Tijani and Mark Onyinye Gift has been appealed by Nigeria to the International Paralympic Committee(IPC).”
Stay tuned to Quest Times for the updates as they unfold.