Nigeria Wins Two Medals At 2024 World Championship

Nigeria Wins Two Medals At 2024 World Championship

Precious Oham 

Nigeria, during the week, won two medals at the 2024 World Weightlifting Championship held in Manama, Bahrain, BSNSports.com.ng reports. 

Didih Onome Omolala competed in the 55kg class, lifted 90kg in snatch and 110kg in clean and jerk, had a total of 200kg, and narrowly missed the podium as she finished 5th on the table.  

On her part, Sarah Ovayioza Matthew, who featured in the 71kg category, claimed a bronze medal after snatching 110kg in her class, had 135kg in clean and jerk, then won another bronze in total with 245kg lift, thus earning Nigeria her two medals at the global event with 25 countries participating.

It could be recalled that in the build-up to the World Weightlifting Championship, Sarah won all three gold medals in her category at the 2024 Engr. Habu Gumel National Open Weightlifting Championship was held in Abuja from 1st to 3rd December, setting two new national records in the process. 

The 2024 World Weightlifting Championship which began on December 6, will end on December 15. The Nigerian athletes returned on Friday after competing on Thursday.