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Updated: August 05, 2022

Commonwealth Games 2022: Para-Athlete Nnamdi Wins Nigeria's First Medal In Powerlifting

By Oladimeji Balogun
August 05, 2022
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Team Nigeria’s captain Innocent Nnamdi won a bronze medal, the first medal in the men’s lightweight para-powerlifting event on Thursday at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham.

Nnamdi’s successful lift of 190kg for a total point of 132.5 was not enough to secure the gold medal.

Malaysia’s Bonnie Gustin scored 154.6 points to win the gold medal and set a new Games record.

The silver medal went to Mark Swan from England with 145.5 points, leaving Nnamdi in third place.

Another Nigerian, Thomas Kure, finished fourth with the same points total as Nnamdi, but he recorded a lift of 180kg.

In the final of the women’s event, Nigeria’s duo of Onyinyechi Mark and Latifat Tijani were disqualified, the reason for their disqualification is not yet known but a Team Nigeria official at the Games who asked for anonymity told the press that an appeal has been sent to the International Paralympic Committee.