Sade Olatoye Photo: Making of Champs
Nigeria’s Sade Olatoye fell short of a medal in the women’s hammer throw at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, finishing eighth outside the podium places despite a spirited performance, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
The African Championships silver medallist who had a best attempt of 63.27m was unable to challenge the leading contenders in a high-quality final dominated by Canada’s Camryn Rogers.
Rogers successfully defended her Commonwealth title in style, setting a new Games record of 74.91m to claim the gold medal. Related News We want to make history again – Okoronkwo FULL LIST: Nigeria’s 10 Commonwealth Games medalists so far Pedro bags three as Alonso starts Chelsea reign with 6-4 win over Western Sydney Wanderers
New Zealand’s Lauren Bruce took silver in 69.82m while Australia’s Lara Roberts completed the podium with the bronze medal with a mark of 68.05m.
