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| Adesanmi middle of the podium |
TEAM Nigeria has picked up a second gold medal at the
ongoing Glasgow Commonwealth Games bringing the country's total haul to six
after Oluwatoyin Adesanmi and Obioma Okoli won gold and silver in weightlifting
yesterday.
Proving to be an event in which Nigeria can compete on
an equal footing with anyone else, weightlifting has once more been a sport in
which the nation's athletes have proven their mettle. Yesterday, in the women's
63kg category, Oluwatoyin and Obioma both lifted a total of 207kg to take the
two top spots.
In
the snatch, Oluwatoyin lifted 92kg and then hauled 115kg in the clean and jerk,
while Obioma lifted 90kg in the snatch and 117kg in the clean and jerk. After three
tries, both of them were tied on the same total, leaving officials with no
option but to decide who won gold and silver according to body weight.
With Nigeria News Beat reports.
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