Chukwuebuka Enekwechi. CREDIT: The Olympic Games
Chukwuebuka Enekwechi on Thursday became the first Nigerian to win the men’s shot put gold medal at the Commonwealth Games after producing a championship-winning throw of 21.07m in Glasgow, Scotland.
The Olympic Games confirmed the win on its X handle saying, “GOLD for Nigeria – Chukwuebuka Enekwechi takes the W in the men’s shot put final!.”
The 33-year-old delivered the decisive throw on his penultimate attempt at Scotstoun Stadium to claim Nigeria’s first-ever gold in the event.
The victory marked a significant improvement on the silver medal he won at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and erased the disappointment of his fourth-place finish at the Birmingham 2022 edition.
