The flag of Nigeria has again been hoisted in
the weightlifting event of the ongoing Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games as the
duo of Adesanmi Oluwatoyin and Okoli Obioma won Gold and Silver medals in the Women’s
sixty- three kilogramme in decided on Sunday at the Clyde Auditorium..
Punam Yadav from India clinched a Bronze
medals when she amased the total of two hundred and two kilogramme in the
Snatch, Clean Jerk event.
Adesanmi Oluwatoyin who clinched Gold medal, lifted
ninety- two in three attempts in Snatch and one hundred and fifteen in the
Clean and Jerk to amass a total points of two hundred and seven.
While Okoli Obioma, won a Silver medal after she
lifted ninety kilogramme in three attempts in the Snatch event and lifted one
hundred and seven kilogramme in the Clean and Jerk to amass two hundred and
seven points.
Despite earning the same points of two hundred
and seven, Adesanmi Oluwatoyin, was crowned the champion of Women’s Sixty-
three kilogramme because her body weight of sixty- one point five eight is
lower to Okoli Obioma whose body weight is sixty point five seven.
Obioma, Dehli 2010 Commonwealth Games champion,
would have set a record a Commonwealth Games records but she failed to lift one
hundred and twenty three kilogramme in the Clean and Jerk to overtake Adesanmi
Olouwatoyin.
Following the feat, Nigeria now tops the Medals
table in the weightlifting event with two Gold three Silver and One Bronze
medals as India is second with two Gold, One Silver and Four Bronze medals.
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