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Weightlifting: Yinka Ayenuwa Eyes Podium Finish At Paris 2024 Olympics
2014 Commonwealth Games silver medallist, Yinka Ayenuwa said his target is to win a medal for Nigeria at the Paris 2024 Olympics in the weightlifting event.
The 2015 All African Games silver told said that preparations for the forthcoming Olympics started in 2019.
The Nigeria Weightlifting Champion said with modern weightlifting facilities at his disposal in the United States of America, the 2024 Africa Games will serve as a training tour.
He said, “I am seriously preparing for the Paris 2024 Olympics and I want to tell you that the journey began in 2019. I won three gold medals at the 2018 Southern California Weightlifting Championships in the US before winning 2 gold and 1 silver medals for Team Delta at the 2019 National Sports Festival in Abuja.
“My first target was to represent Nigeria at the 2023 African Games in Ghana, but it suffered postponement till 2024. I have access to modern weightlifting training facilities here in the US and this has assisted me greatly. I believe I have what it takes to land a medal for Nigeria in Paris next year.”
The former African silver medallist said his wealth of experience gathered over the last 15 years will prove effective in upcoming International Championships.
Yinka Ayenuwa has won the following Laurel for Nigeria: 1 gold and 1 silver at the 2007 All African Games in Algeria1 silver at the 2007 African Weightlifting Championship in South Africa, 1 , bronze medal at the 2013 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship in Malaysia, 1 silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Scotland amongst others.
He was Ranked 16th at the 2007 World Weightlifting Championship
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