Team Nigeria has achieved a total of 10 medals, including six gold and four silver, at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, following a successful performance by weightlifters Edidiong Umoafia, Onome Didih, and Rafiatu Lawal.
Edidiong Joseph Umoafia became the first Nigerian male weightlifter to win gold in 16 years at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, lifting a total of 319kg. He aims for Olympic success in 2028 after this historic achievement.
Team Nigeria achieved remarkable success at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, with Rafiatu Folashade Lawal winning gold in the women's 58kg weightlifting event, setting a new Commonwealth Games record. Edidiong Joseph Umoafia and Onome Omolola Didih also secured gold medals in
