By Adegboyega Adeleye
Nigeria have won their fifth gold medal at the ongoing 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, with Onome Didih setting new Commonwealth Games records in all three categories to claim the women’s 53kg weightlifting title.
Didih produced a record-breaking performance, setting new Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth records in all three stages of the competition to dominate the event.
She opened the snatch with 93kg, a new Games and Commonwealth record, before raising the bar further with a successful 113kg lift in the clean and jerk.
Her combined total of 206kg also set another Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth record as she finished comfortably ahead of India’s Gyaneshwari Yadav, who settled for silver with 199kg, while Canada’s Rebeka Groulx claimed bronze with 178kg.
