FULL LIST: Nigeria’s 10 Commonwealth Games medalists so far
July 28, 2026 3:45 pm
Esther Oyema wins silver medal on day 1 of the commonwealth games…Photo Credit: X/ Making of Champs
Team Nigeria has climbed to the top five on the medals table at the ongoing 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow after weightlifters won three more gold medals on Monday, taking the country’s tally to 10 medals.
The National Sports Commission, in a statement posted on its X handle on Tuesday, said Team Nigeria now has six gold and four silver medals, placing the country ahead of every other African nation at the Games.
According to the commission, weightlifters Edidiong Umoafia, Onome Didih and Rafiatu Lawal delivered another golden outing to boost Nigeria’s medal haul.
“Team Nigeria enjoyed another outstanding day at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, adding three more gold medals through a dominant display in weightlifting to take the nation’s medal tally to 10 medals, six gold and four silver, moving Nigeria to fourth place on the overall medal table,” the commission stated.
It added that Umoafia won the men’s 71kg event with a combined lift of 319kg, Didih claimed the women’s 53kg title with a Commonwealth Games record total of 203kg, while Lawal successfully defended her Commonwealth title in the women’s 58kg event.
The commission congratulated Team Nigeria’s athletes, coaches and officials for their performances.
When PUNCH Online checked the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games website, it observed that Nigeria had dropped to fifth place after Scotland overtook it with six gold, four silver and three bronze medals.
The 10 Nigerian medalists so far are:
Gold
- Esther Nworgu – Para Powerlifting
- Folashade Oluwafemiayo – 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
Silver
- Roland Ezuruike – Para Powerlifting
- Esther Oyema – Para Powerlifting
- Rita Ferdinand – Para Powerlifting
- Ruth Asuquo Nyong – Women’s 48kg Weightlifting
With six gold and four silver medals, Team Nigeria remains one of the top-performing nations at the Games as competition continues in Glasgow, with athletics, boxing, wrestling and more weightlifting events still to come.
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