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World Weightlifting Championship: Eze Joy Ogbonne Sets Two New World Records, Wins 4th Gold

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5 years ago

December 14, 2021

Joel Ajayi

Eze Joy Ogbonne on Monday won Nigeria’s 4th gold medal in the Commonwealth Championship at the ongoing 2021 International Weightlifting Federation, IWF World Championship in Uzbekistan.

Apart from winning the gold medal in Commonwealth Championship, the Ebonyi State-born lifter also won a bronze medal in the IWF Championship and set two new youth World Records

The IWF World Championship in Tashkent, Uzbekistan which started on Tuesday last week also serves as the 2022 Commonwealth Games qualifier.

The 17-year-old lifter who competed in the 71kg category won the Commonwealth Championship gold medal with a total lift of 230kg.

She also won a world bronze medal in the clean and jerk with a lift of 130kg and she set two new Youth World records in the clean & jerk and total respectively with a lift of 127kg which she improved to 130kg in her 3rd attempt.

She also set another world youth record in the total with a lift of 230 kg.

Eze Joy Ogbonne is the 4th Nigerian lifter to win a gold medal in Commonwealth Championship at the ongoing IWF World Championship.

She joins compatriots, Stella Kingsley, Olarinoye Adenike Adijat, and Lawal Rafiatu Folashade in the gold medal chart.

Eze who won three gold medals in the 2019 Africa Games in Morocco while speaking with the Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, NWF media before her Monday competition said her motivation was to win.

Currently, Nigeria have 4 medals in the IWF – a silver and three bronze while she has five medals on the Commonwealth Championship – 4 gold and a silver.

Nigeria will today seek to consolidate her medal hauls as Liadi Taiwo will compete in the 76kg women category.

She will weigh in by 9am, (1pm Nigerian Time) while competition will start two hours later by 3pm

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AACT 2026: 31 Days to Africa’s Big Sporting Gathering in Abuja

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15 hours ago

October 2, 2026

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

The countdown to the 2026 All Africa Challenge Trophy (AACT) has officially entered the final month, with just 31 days to go before Africa’s leading women’s team golf championship tees off at the IBB International Golf & Country Club in Abuja.

In a statement signed by the AACT 2026Director of Communication Kayode Adeniyi on Friday in Abuja.

Under the theme “Africa Is Coming to Abuja,” the countdown campaign will spotlight the championship, the participating nations, the players, the host venue and the growing development of women’s golf across the continent.

The 2026 AACT, scheduled for November 2–7, will bring together women’s golfing talent from across Africa for six days of continental competition in Nigeria’s capital.

As preparations continue at the IBB International Golf & Country Club, attention is increasingly turning to Abuja, where the championship will provide a platform for African golfers to compete while also showcasing Nigeria’s hospitality and the country’s growing profile as a destination for major sporting events.

The countdown will feature daily stories, interviews, player and country profiles, tournament facts, behind-the-scenes updates and features on the host venue as the championship draws closer.

The campaign will also highlight the role of the Ladies Golf Association of Nigeria (LGAN), the Local Organising Committee and other stakeholders in preparing for the continental championship.

With just 31 days remaining, anticipation is building across the African golfing community as Abuja prepares to welcome the continent’s leading women golfers.

Africa is coming to Abuja.

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