Team Nigeria continued its impressive athletics campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games on Saturday, with Ruth Usoro winning silver in the women’s long jump, while the men’s 4x100m relay team settled for bronze after a dramatic post-race appeal.
The latest medals helped Nigeria maintain its position as Africa’s highest-ranked nation on the Commonwealth Games medals table and capped another productive day for the country’s athletics team in Glasgow.
Usoro produced one of her best performances of the season to claim silver in the women’s long jump.
The Nigerian took an early lead with a season’s best leap of 6.87 metres on her opening attempt, immediately putting herself in contention for the gold medal. Although she fouled her next two jumps, her opening mark kept her among the leaders throughout the competition before she eventually finished with the silver medal.
The medal added another highlight to an outstanding Commonwealth Games campaign for Team Nigeria, whose athletics team has steadily increased the country’s medal tally in the closing stages of the competition.
