Nigeria wins two Silver medals in the ongoing Commonwealth Games

Nigeria wins two Silver medals in the ongoing Commonwealth Games

by Joseph Anthony
371 views

Nigeria successfully earned two Silver medals Monday at the ongoing Commonwealth Games with a Silver coming from the Table tennis and the second from Shortput, even as the Nation remains hopeful of further laurels.

The menโ€™s table tennis team lost 3-0 to India to claim Silver.Sharath Achanta beat Bode Abiodun 3-1 in the first game despite Abiodun winning the first set 11-4.

Segun Toriola was the next up for the Nigerian team but after taking the first set 12-10, the most experienced campaigner in the team lost his way losing the next three, 11-3, 11-3, and 11-4.

The doubles team of Olajide Omotayo and Abiodun could not stop the onslaught of Harmeet Desai and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, who beat the Nigerian team 11-8, 11-5, and 11-3. India, therefore, took the gold as Nigeria won silver, the first medal to be won by Team Nigeria in Australia.

In the shortput event it was American based Chukwuebuka Enekwechi that fired the Nation to the podium, hitting a personal best of His 21.14m

New Zealandโ€™s Tomas Walsh won gold, setting a new Commonwealth Games record of 21.41m while Tim Nedow of Canada came third with a season best throw of 20.19m. Nigeriaโ€™s Eke Kalu, however finished twelfth with a throw of 17.86m.

Meanwhile, Seyi Ogunlewe finished fourth in the menโ€™s 100m final with personal seasonโ€™s best of 10:19 seconds. His compatriot Enoch Olaoluwa Adegoke finished seventh, running 10:34 seconds.

South Africaโ€™s Akani Simbine won the 100m gold with a time of 10:03 seconds followed closely by countryman Henricho Bruintjies who ran 10:17 seconds. Jamaicaโ€™s Yohan Blake edged out Ogunlewe to win the bronze medal.

You may also like

Leave a Comment

Chijos News is an independent online publication that provides readers with the latest breaking Nigerian news, world news, entertainment, sports, business, and many more.

@2024 – Chijosnews.com. All Rights Reserved.

-
00:00
00:00
Update Required Flash plugin
-
00:00
00:00