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Roland Ezuruike secured Team Nigeria’s first medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow after claiming silver in the men’s Lightweight Group A Para Powerlifting event.
The experienced para powerlifter came agonisingly close to winning gold, but fell just short with his final attempt at the Games record lift of 190kg.
Ezuruike registered two successful lifts to finish with a total of 153.9 points, earning Nigeria its first podium finish of the games.
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England’s Mark Swan claimed the gold medal, while Malaysia’s Bonnie Bunyau Gustin settled for bronze after recording 153.5 points.
Fellow Nigerian Ibrahim Dauda also impressed in the event, lifting 140.1kg to secure a respectable fifth-place finish in the fiercely contested category.
Earlier on Friday, Team Nigeria’s men’s 3×3 basketball team made a winning start to their campaign with a 21-17 victory over the Cayman Islands in their opening Pool A fixture.
The win gives the Nigerians early momentum as they aim to progress to the knockout stages of the competition.
By Adeboye Amosu
