Nigeria has yet again made the news in a good light as the country won her first gold on Saturday at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Wining the first gold medal was Adijat Adenike Olarinoye who was the overall best in the women’s 55kg weightlifting.
Olarinoye had lifted 92kg in the snatch, 111kg in clean and jerk, which totalled 203kg, a games record.

India’s Sorokhaniban lfter settled for the silver, while England’s Fraer settled for the bronze.