Team Nigeria faces one of its busiest days at the 2026 Commonwealth Games on Tuesday as athletes compete across athletics, weightlifting, swimming, boxing and wheelchair basketball in Glasgow.
The Nigerian team heads into Day Five on a high after winning 10 medals—six gold and four silver—to occupy fourth place on the medals table behind Australia, England and Canada, while remaining the highest-ranked African nation.
Much of Nigeria’s success has come from para powerlifting and weightlifting. Esther Nworgu, Folashade Oluwafemiayo, Riluwan Idris, Edidiong Umoafia, Onome Didih and Rafiatu Lawal have all won gold medals, while Roland Ezuruike, Esther Oyema, Rita Ferdinand and Ruth Asuquo Nyong claimed silver.
Attention now shifts to the athletics track, where Nigeria’s sprinters will be chasing places in the finals.
The day’s programme begins with the women’s 400m first round. Patience Okon George, who has a season’s best of 51.41 seconds, will compete in Heat Two, while Esther Elo Joseph, with a season’s best of 50.97 seconds, lines up in Heat Three. Edidiong Udo will represent Nigeria in the men’s 400m first round after clocking a season’s best of 44.91 seconds.
