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Commonwealth Games: Nigeria's 19-year-old Liadi Wins Silver

AFNews Reporter

Aug 02, 2022

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Nigerian 19-year-old weightlifter, Taiwo Liadi, joins the growing list of Nigerians who have won medals at the ongoing 2022 commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

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Liadi, finished second, winning a silver medal after she competed in the women's 76kg weightlifting event, behind Canada's Maya Laylor, who set a new Commonwealth Games record with a lift of 128kg.

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Earlier, weightlifters Adijat Olarinoye and Rafiatu Lawal won gold in the women's 55kg and 59kg categories respectively.

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Laidi's silver medal puts Nigeria on the ninth position of the medal standings.

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Olarinoye set a new Games record with a lift of 203kg - 92kg in Snatch and 111 in Clean & Jerk while Lawal clinched gold with a total lift of 206kg - 110kg in Snatch and 116kg in Clean and Jerk - to win the women's 59kg weightlifting event and also set a new Games record.

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