Canada's Maya Laylor sets Commonwealth Games records, strikes gold in weightlifting
Canada's Maya Laylor broke two Commonwealth Games records en route to a gold medal in the women's 76 kg weightlifting event in Birmingham, England, on Tuesday.
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CWG 2022: Punam Yadav finishes last in 76kg after faltering in clean and jerk
Commonwealth Games here on Tuesday. Punam, the reigning CWG champion in the 69kg category, was in the silver medal winning position after snatch where she lifted 98kg in her third attempt.
Deputy Commissioner of Police wins silver medal at U.S. Open Judo Championship
Former Commander of the Rapid Response Squad of Lagos State Police Command, Mr. Tunji Disu, a deputy commissioner of police, has made Nigeria proud by winning a silver medal at the 33rd U.S Open Judo Championship.
AFN sure of good outing as World U20 Athletics Championship begins in Cali
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), yesterday, promised that the nation’s athletes would have a great performance at the 2022 World U-20 Athletics Championships, which began yesterday in Cali, Colombia.
CWG 2022: India Men's Table Tennis Team Enters Finals After Win Over Nigeria
Indian men's table tennis team continued their winning ways as they marched into the final by defeating Nigeria by 3-0 in the semi-final at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Monday. It was another dominant performance from the Indian paddlers as they didn't allow Nigeria to take a win in any match.
Commonwealth Games 2022: Updated Medals Tally, India At Sixth
The Indian contingent are displaying a good show at the ongoing Commonwealth Games and they have won 9 medals so far, including three gold. The first gold for India came through Mirabai Chanu on Saturday, and the rest of the two were also won by weightlifters -- Jeremy Lalrinnunga and Achinta Sheuli. Apart from three gold, the contingent has won three silver and three bronze as well. Judoka Shushila Devi also won a silver medal in the women's 48kg category on Monday.
CWG 2022: India win medals in judo and weightlifting on Day 4, entry in finals of team events secured in badminton and table tennis
Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 as Indian judoka Shushila Devi won the silver medal in the women -48kg category, her second in CWG history. On the fourth day of the multi-sports event, India clinched three medals -- one silver and two bronze. Besides Shushila, Vijay Kumar also won a bronze in the Men's 60kg division to give India a second medal in judo on the day. These were India's first medals outside the six in weightlifting that they have won so far, which include three gold.
Bronze medallist, Yusuf on cloud nine, eyes more conquests
Islamiyat Yusuf won Nigeria’s fourth medal (a bronze) at the ongoing Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games…yesterday