Commonwealth Games 2022 Archives - ACLSports https://aclsports.com/news/commonwealth-games-2022/ Your Sports Memo Mon, 05 Jun 2023 11:42:49 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://aclsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/cropped-ACL-Sports-Logo-32x32.jpeg Commonwealth Games 2022 Archives - ACLSports https://aclsports.com/news/commonwealth-games-2022/ 32 32 156891022 CWG: Brume, Amusan with more Gold for Nigeria https://aclsports.com/cwg-brume-amusan-with-more-gold-for-nigeria/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cwg-brume-amusan-with-more-gold-for-nigeria https://aclsports.com/cwg-brume-amusan-with-more-gold-for-nigeria/#respond Mon, 08 Aug 2022 07:37:11 +0000 http://aclsports.com/?p=40678 Final day of Team Nigeria at the 2022 Commonwealth Games saw Ese Brume and Tobi Amusan dazzle the world to win gold in Long Jump and 100m hurdles, respectively. Alongside Amusan, the trio of Rosemary Chukwuma, Grace Nwokocha and Favour Ofili also ran an African Record to win gold in the 4x100m relay race on […]

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]]> https://aclsports.com/cwg-brume-amusan-with-more-gold-for-nigeria/feed/ 0 40678 CWG: Eucharia Iyiazi (48) wins Gold for Team Nigeria https://aclsports.com/cwg-eucharia-iyiazi-48-wins-gold-for-team-nigeria/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cwg-eucharia-iyiazi-48-wins-gold-for-team-nigeria https://aclsports.com/cwg-eucharia-iyiazi-48-wins-gold-for-team-nigeria/#respond Sun, 07 Aug 2022 07:07:25 +0000 http://aclsports.com/?p=40672 Eucharia Njideka Iyiazi won her first ever Commonwealth Games gold medal in star fashion on Day 9 of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The Para Athlete set a Games record to land the gold medal on a day Team Nigeria witnessed a flow of medals. Day 9 will go down in history as the […]

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]]> https://aclsports.com/cwg-eucharia-iyiazi-48-wins-gold-for-team-nigeria/feed/ 0 40672 C/Wealth Games: Adekuoroye, Oborodudu storm to Gold https://aclsports.com/c-wealth-games-adekuoroye-oborodudu-storm-to-gold/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=c-wealth-games-adekuoroye-oborodudu-storm-to-gold https://aclsports.com/c-wealth-games-adekuoroye-oborodudu-storm-to-gold/#respond Sat, 06 Aug 2022 06:28:33 +0000 http://aclsports.com/?p=40659 Odunayo Adekuoroye and Blessing Oborududu delivered electrifying performances in their respective wrestling categories to hand in two more gold medals to Team Nigeria’s collections at the ongoing 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Former Youth Games and African Champion, Elizabeth Kolawole also won bronze in the Women’s 55kg wrestling category to increase Team Nigeria’s tally to […]

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]]> https://aclsports.com/c-wealth-games-adekuoroye-oborodudu-storm-to-gold/feed/ 0 40659 Oluwafemiayo, Nwachukwu with Gold medals for Team Nigeria https://aclsports.com/oluwafemiayo-nwachukwu-with-gold-medals-for-team-nigeria/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oluwafemiayo-nwachukwu-with-gold-medals-for-team-nigeria https://aclsports.com/oluwafemiayo-nwachukwu-with-gold-medals-for-team-nigeria/#respond Fri, 05 Aug 2022 06:51:53 +0000 http://aclsports.com/?p=40650 Para Powerlifter, Folashade Oluwafemiayo and Women’s Discus thrower Goodness Nwachukwu increased Team Nigeria’s gold medal tally to 5 on Day 7 of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Parasports took on the challenge and showed up across different sports for Team Nigeria. Ikechukwu Obichukwu and Bose Omolayo picked silver medals in Para powerlifting. Team Captain, […]

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]]> https://aclsports.com/oluwafemiayo-nwachukwu-with-gold-medals-for-team-nigeria/feed/ 0 40650 C/Wealth Games: Team Nigeria medal blank on Day 6 https://aclsports.com/c-wealth-games-team-nigeria-medal-blank-on-day-6/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=c-wealth-games-team-nigeria-medal-blank-on-day-6 https://aclsports.com/c-wealth-games-team-nigeria-medal-blank-on-day-6/#respond Thu, 04 Aug 2022 07:45:44 +0000 http://aclsports.com/?p=40643 No medal for Team Nigeria on Day 6 but overall, a mixed performance from the team in the qualifications series they participated in across different events. Athletics, Boxing and Table Tennis/Para Table Tennis were the only events where Team Nigeria participated on Day 6. The day witnessed semifinal qualifications for the Team in Men’s 400m, […]

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]]> https://aclsports.com/c-wealth-games-team-nigeria-medal-blank-on-day-6/feed/ 0 40643 Mary and the Gang Commonwealth Series 5 https://aclsports.com/mary-and-the-gang-commonwealth-series-5/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mary-and-the-gang-commonwealth-series-5 https://aclsports.com/mary-and-the-gang-commonwealth-series-5/#respond Wed, 03 Aug 2022 19:01:19 +0000 http://aclsports.com/?p=40636 Busayo, Nathaniel and Atinuke join Mary Akinsola in the pod as they continue their review of the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, UK.

The surprise Gold medal in Discuss and the poor outing of the Table-tennis and Boxing teams are discussed by

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]]> https://aclsports.com/mary-and-the-gang-commonwealth-series-5/feed/ 0 40636 More medals as Athletics step for Team Nigeria https://aclsports.com/more-medals-as-athletics-step-for-team-nigeria/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=more-medals-as-athletics-step-for-team-nigeria https://aclsports.com/more-medals-as-athletics-step-for-team-nigeria/#respond Wed, 03 Aug 2022 08:44:49 +0000 http://aclsports.com/?p=40626 Team Nigeria added three more medals to its haul on Day 5 of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham as Athletics began and weightlifting also continued. The day began with the Athletics qualification heats as Team Nigeria’s Favour Ashe secured a spot in the semi-finals with a time of 10.12s in Heat 1 Men’s 100m. […]

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]]> https://aclsports.com/more-medals-as-athletics-step-for-team-nigeria/feed/ 0 40626 C/Wealth Games: Yusuf with Bronze for Team Nigeria https://aclsports.com/c-wealth-games-yusuf-with-bronze-for-team-nigeria/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=c-wealth-games-yusuf-with-bronze-for-team-nigeria https://aclsports.com/c-wealth-games-yusuf-with-bronze-for-team-nigeria/#respond Tue, 02 Aug 2022 06:47:25 +0000 http://aclsports.com/?p=40609 Islamiyat Adebukola Yusuf became the star of Team Nigeria’s Day 4 at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham as she he added a bronze medal to the team’s haul at the Games. Day 4 for Team Nigeria began with Judo disappointment as Patrick Edwin lost his Men’s 66kg Elimination Round of 16 tie by Ippon […]

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]]> https://aclsports.com/c-wealth-games-yusuf-with-bronze-for-team-nigeria/feed/ 0 40609 Commonwaelth Games: More medals for Team Nigeria https://aclsports.com/commonwaelth-games-more-medals-for-team-nigeria/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=commonwaelth-games-more-medals-for-team-nigeria https://aclsports.com/commonwaelth-games-more-medals-for-team-nigeria/#respond Mon, 01 Aug 2022 06:52:42 +0000 http://aclsports.com/?p=40592 Team Nigeria ended Day 3 of the Commonwealth Games with two more medals as it also booked a semi-final place in the men’s event of Table Tennis. The day’s outing started with a bronze medal after Team Nigeria’s Edidong Joseph Umoafia clinched Bronze in the Men’s 67kg Weightlifing event. Umoafia lifted a combined 290 from […]

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]]> https://aclsports.com/commonwaelth-games-more-medals-for-team-nigeria/feed/ 0 40592 Commonwealth Games: Adijat Olarinoye starts Nigeria Gold rush https://aclsports.com/commonwealth-games-adijat-olarinoye-starts-nigeria-gold-rush/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=commonwealth-games-adijat-olarinoye-starts-nigeria-gold-rush https://aclsports.com/commonwealth-games-adijat-olarinoye-starts-nigeria-gold-rush/#respond Sun, 31 Jul 2022 06:37:23 +0000 http://aclsports.com/?p=40583 The second Day of Games at 2022 Commonwealth Games saw a debut of Team Nigeria after Weightlifter, Adijat Adenike Olarinoye scooped one of the four gold medals given out on the Day. This win came in the Women’s 55kg category over India’s Bindyarani Devi Sorokhaibam. Olarinoye who also won gold at the 2019 African Games […]

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