Nigeria’s remarkable run at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow continued on Wednesday as Goodness Nwachukwu claimed the country’s seventh gold medal with a new world record in the women’s para discus F42-44/61-64 event.
Nwachukwu threw 39.66 metres to secure the gold medal, setting a new world record and further strengthening Nigeria’s reputation as a leading force in para sports.
The latest feat adds another golden chapter to Team Nigeria’s impressive campaign, which has already produced several record-breaking performances across para powerlifting, weightlifting and athletics.
The victory also marks a successful title defence for Nwachukwu, who first announced herself on the Commonwealth stage at the Birmingham 2022 Games, where she delivered one of the standout performances of the competition by breaking her own world record twice on her way to winning gold in the same event.
Nwachukwu’s success increases Nigeria’s gold medal tally to seven, extending what has been one of the country’s strongest Commonwealth Games outings in recent years.
