Didih, Umoafia win gold, extend Nigeria’s medal haul

Weightlifters Edidiong Didih and Edidiong Umoafia captured gold medals, with Didih setting new records, cementing Nigeria’s dominant positioning in strength sports at the Commonwealth Games.

Team Nigeria celebrated additional podium successes at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games as weightlifters Edidiong Didih and Edidiong Umoafia captured gold medals in their respective weight categories. Didih set new competition records in the process, cementing Nigeria’s dominant positioning in strength sports at the Games.

The gold medals add to Nigeria’s impressive haul in weightlifting and powerlifting. The country has been dominant in strength sports at the Commonwealth Games, and the performances of Didih and Umoafia are a testament to the strength of Nigeria’s weightlifting programme.

This echoes the 2022 Commonwealth Games, when Nigeria also dominated weightlifting. The mechanism then was different, but the result was the same: Nigerian athletes proving they are the best in the world.

The winners: Didih and Umoafia, who have won gold; and Team Nigeria, which continues to dominate strength sports. The losers: the athletes who did not win; and the Nigerian public, who have high expectations.

Bottom Line: Nigeria has won more gold medals in weightlifting. The country is dominating strength sports. The question is how many more medals Nigeria can win.