Commonwealth Games 2022: Olarinoye Adijat Wins Nigeria’s First Gold Medal

Commonwealth Games 2022: Olarinoye Adijat Wins Nigeria’s First Gold Medal

Olarinoye Adijat has won Nigeria its first gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games after winning the women’s 55kg weightlifting event. The 22-year-old lifted a total of 203kg to set a game’s record for accumulated lifts. Adijat also set the game’s record in the snatch category after lifting 92kg for her second lift. Having almost missed…