Nigeria’s Rafiatu Folashade Lawal produced another breathtaking performance to successfully defend her Commonwealth Games title, winning the women’s 58kg weightlifting gold with three record-breaking lifts as Team Nigeria continued its impressive medal surge at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.
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Team Nigeria’s extraordinary gold rush at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games gathered even more momentum on Tuesday as Rafiatu Folashade Lawal delivered another record-breaking performance to win the women’s 58kg weightlifting title, securing Nigeria’s sixth gold medal of the Games in spectacular fashion.
Team SA’s netballers made history at the 2026 Commonwealth Games on Sunday evening, setting a new scoring record with a dominant 96-42 victory over Tonga. The performance broke South Africa’s previous highest score at the Games, which stood at 92 goals.
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