Nigeria at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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Nigeria at the
2022 Commonwealth Games
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Flag of Nigeria
CGF codeNGR
CGANigeria Olympic Committee
Websitenigeriaolympic.org
in Birmingham, England
28 July 2022 (2022-07-28) – 8 August 2022 (2022-08-08)
Competitors9 (2 men and 7 women)
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Nigeria is scheduled to compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England from 28 July to 8 August 2022.[1] It will be Nigeria's 15th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.

Competitors[]

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Weightlifting 2 7 9
Total 2 7 9

Weightlifting[]

Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Qualification

As of 16 March 2022, nine weightlifters (two men, seven women) qualified for the competition.[2]

Stella Kingsley, Adijat Olarinoye, Rafiatu Folashade Lawal and Joy Ogbonne Eze qualified by winning gold at the 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[3] The other five qualified via the IWF Commonwealth Ranking List, which was finalised on 9 March 2022.

Men
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Emmanuel Appah
Women
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Stella Kingsley
Adijat Olarinoye
Rafiatu Folashade Lawal
Joy Ogbonne Eze

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Pavitt, Michael (14 December 2021). "Nigerian Olympic Committee to hold Annual General Meeting in Yenegoa". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  2. ^ Oguneye, Tola (16 March 2022). "Nigerian weightlifters qualify for 2022 Commonwealth Games". Radio Nigeria. FRCN. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  3. ^ Oliver, Brian (23 December 2021). "Weightlifting ranking events for Commonwealth Games make it a busy February". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2022.

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