2023 AFRICA GAMES: Nigeria Weightlifters Amass More Six medals
Oru Leonard
Nigeria weightlifters have again amassed more six medals in Weightlifting event at the ongoing 2023 Africa Games in Ghana.
The duo of Desmond Akano and Adebayo Adeyemi won six medals on Wednesday, Day 5 of the Weightlifting event comprising three silver and three bronze medals. 
Competing in -96kg, Desmond Akano snatched 145kg and recorded 191kg in clean and jerk to have a total of 336kg to win a silver and two bronze medals.
Following in his father’s footprint, 21-year-old Adebayo Adeyemi was the cynosure of all eyes as he showed that he is the true son of an old horse in the game. Though injured during the competition, young Adeyemi stoically competed with the healthy men in the 106kg category and was rewarded with two silver and a bronze medals.
He snatched 151kg, recorded 190kg in clean and jerk with a total of 241 to win two silver and a bronze medals
Their heroic performances have scaled up Nigeria’s Weightlifting medal haul to 26 made up of 15 gold, 5 silver and 6 bronze medals.
(Amaechi Agbo, Nigeria Weightlifting Federation)
March 13, 2024
