Team Nigeria opened its medal account at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Friday as veteran para-powerlifter Roland Ezuruike claimed a silver medal in the men’s Lightweight Group A event.
The 50-year-old narrowly missed out on the gold medal after failing in his final attempt to lift a Commonwealth Games record 190kg.
Ezuruike finished with a total of 153.9 points from two successful lifts to secure Nigeria’s first podium finish of the Games.
The medal extends an outstanding international career that has seen the experienced para-powerlifter consistently deliver medals for Nigeria for almost two decades.
Although visibly disappointed after narrowly missing the gold medal, Ezuruike later celebrated his achievement as he stood on the podium to receive the silver medal.
