Team Nigeria increased its medal haul at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham with two podium finishes in the women’s Discus event.
Phenomenal Onyekwere Chioma grabbed the Gold medal after a series of outstanding throws while another bright light, Amaechi Obiageri finished on the podium with a Bronze medal in the same event.
Earlier, there was another medal for Team Nigeria as Taiwo Liadi won the country’s first Silver, albeit in a weightlifting event that has recorded all the medals won by Nigeria, before the performance of the track and field team.
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The 19-year-old won the medal in the women’s 76kg weightlifting event while also achieving a new World Junior Record in the event.
Liadi finished in second position behind Canada’s Maya Laylor, who set a new Commonwealth Games record with a lift of 128kg altogether.
To win the silver, Liadi lifted a total of 216kg, 96kg in snatch and 120kg in the Clean and Jerk.
It would be recalled that Adijat Olarinoye and Rafiat Lawal had claimed the two gold medals in the women’s 55kg and 59kg categories respectively and set new Commonwealth Games records.
Also on Tuesday, Mary Osijo won another bronze medal for Team Nigeria in weightlifting, after lifting a total of 225kg in the Women’s 87kg event.