Commonwealth Games: Nigeria Wins First Gold In Weightlifting!

A sixteen year old girl, Chika Amalaha, has won Nigeria’s first gold medal at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.
Amalaha secured the feat for Nigeria after winning the 53kg category of the women’s weightlifting event on day two of the multi sports championship.
It was gathered that the 16-year-old first lifted 85kg in the Snatch to set a new Games record, minutes after Indian duo Santoshi Matsa and Swati Singh had set a new mark by lifting 83kg.
*  Amalaha
Amalaha went on to lift 111kg in the clean and jerk to win gold with a new Games record total of 196kg, while Dika Toua also lifted 111kg in the clean and jerk to claim silver with a 193kg total.
India’s Santoshi Matsa settled for bronze, lifting 105kg in the clean and jerk to finish with a total of 188kg while compatriot Swati Singh could only manage to lift 100kg in the clean and jerk to finish fourth.


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