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NSC Backs Federation, as Team Nigeria Departs for Mauritius on Monday for African Weightlifting Championship
Nigeria’s weightlifting contingent will depart for Moka, Mauritius, on Monday to participate in the 2025 African Weightlifting Championship, scheduled to hold from April 20 to 28.
The delegation includes six elite athletes and two coaches, all poised to defend the country’s continental title.
Speaking ahead of the team’s departure, National Sports Commission’s (NSC) leadership emphasized the deliberate investment in the weightlifting as part of its broader strategy to support sports where the nation holds a competitive edge.
“Weightlifting is a sport where Nigeria has consistently excelled—whether at the African level, the Commonwealth Games, the Olympic Games, or the Paralympics,” NSC DG, Hon. Bukola Olopade said. “Our athletes have not only won medals but also set world records, and we’re confident they will make the nation proud once again.”
Nigeria enters the competition on the back of a dominant showing at the 2024 edition in Egypt.
In the last edition, Nigeria amassed an impressive haul of six gold and five silver medals. The team’s performance solidified Nigeria’s reputation as a weightlifting powerhouse on the continent.
The championships in Mauritius will serve as a critical benchmark for Nigeria’s ongoing preparations toward global competitions ranked by the International Weightlifting Federation.
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Kenyans dominate Enugu City International Marathon as Koros Ken emerges overall winner
Kenyan Runner Koros Ken has emerged the winner of the first edition of the Enugu City International Marathon, going home with 15,000 Dollars as Prize Money, in a total kenyan dominance in both the male and female categories.
Steve Rasway also of Kenya finished second with a prize money of 10,000 dollars while his country man Bernard Sang went home with 5000 dollars for finishing third.
It was a similar story in the women category when Shauline chepkiru koech of Kenya won the first prize.
Nigerian runner Davou Ezekiel from Jos finished first amongst the Nigerian runners winning the three million Naira Prize money allotted for the indigenous athletes.
The Marathon which lived up to the pre-event hype with the turn out of runners, fans and the level of organisation, had all the spices of a world class race.
Governor Peter Mbah who had colour to the event by participating in the 10km race said the race exceeds every expectation and he is very satisfied with both the participation and competition of the race.
” This race has shown us the power of Sports and what sports can do in galvanising our youth. I am really impressed with what i have seen and it has only motivated us as a state to put more efforts to make the race better and bigger next year”.
Over one hundred International Elite Athletes participated in the race with thousands of Nigerian runners also taking part and making history as the maiden Edition of the Enugu City International marathon ended in grand style.
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