Nigerian weightlifters have won 18 medals in the 2017 African Junior/Youths Weightlifting Championship in Uganda.
The President of Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, Mohammed Yahaya, disclosed that the weightlifters were the products of the 2017 National Youth Games in Ilorin.
In his words:
“I am very happy with the results of the competition because our weightlifters worked hard and made us proud. We won a total of 18 medals in all; 13 gold, four silver and one bronze.
We won nine gold medals in the female categories on the first day of the competition and we finally won up 18 medals at the end of the Championship.
With this performance, we have a chance to participate in next year’s Commonwealth Games.
We need to participate in one more Championship to meet the requirements of the World Weightlifting Federation.
Nigerian weightlifting Grade 2 referees were promoted to Grade 1 Category. They are: Nurudeen Suleiman (Bauchi), Evelyn Okuofor (Edo), and Bilkisu Musa (Jigawa).
