Nigeria competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England from 28 July to 8 August 2022.[1] It was Nigeria's 15th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.[2]
Nigeria at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | |
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CGF code | NGR |
CGA | Nigeria Olympic Committee |
Website | nigeriaolympic |
in Birmingham, England 28 July 2022 – 8 August 2022 | |
Competitors | 92 (41 men and 51 women) in 7 sports |
Flag bearers | Nnamdi Chinecherem Folashade Oluwafemiayo |
Medals Ranked 7th |
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Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
Nnamdi Chinecherem and Folashade Oluwafemiayo were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[3]
Medalists
editCompetitors
editThe following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Athletics | 17 | 20 | 37 |
Boxing | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Judo | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Para powerlifting | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Table tennis | 8 | 7 | 15 |
Weightlifting | 2 | 7 | 9 |
Wrestling | 4 | 6 | 10 |
Total | 41 | 51 | 92 |
Athletics
edit- Men
- Track and road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Favour Ashe | 100 m | 10.12 | 1 Q | 10.24 | 3 | did not advance | |
Raymond Ekevwo | 10.14 | 1 Q | 10.36 | 7 | did not advance | ||
Godson Oghenebrume | 10.36 | 3 q | 10.52 | 9 | did not advance | ||
Suwaibidu Galadima | 100 m (T47) | 11.45 | 3 Q | — | DSQ | ||
Alaba Akintola | 200 m | 21.28 | 3 q | 21.16 | 5 | did not advance | |
Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ojeli | 21.12 | 3 q | 21.39 | 6 | did not advance | ||
Udodi Onwuzurike | 21.18 | 2 Q | 20.59 | 1 Q | 20.76 | 6 | |
Sikiru Adeyemi | 400 m | 46.63 | 4 q | 47.40 | 6 | did not advance | |
Dubem Amene | 46.77 | 2 Q | DNF | did not advance | |||
Samson Nathaniel | 46.31 | 2 Q | 47.00 | 6 | did not advance | ||
Ezekiel Nathaniel | 400 m hurdles | 50.38 | 2 Q | — | 51.38 | 6 | |
Udodi Onwuzurike Favour Ashe Alaba Akintola Raymond Ekevwo Seye Ogunlewe |
4 × 100 m relay | 38.85 | 1 Q | — | 38.81 | ||
Johnson Nnamani Samson Nathaniel Ifeanyi Emmanuel Ojeli Sikiru Adeyemi Ezekiel Nathaniel |
4 × 400 m relay | 3:06.36 | 4 q | — | 3:06.06 | 7 |
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Distance | Rank | ||
Mike Edwards | High jump | 2.19 | 6 |
Chukwuebuka Enekwechi | Shot put | 20.36 | 4 |
Kennedy Ezeji | Discus throw F44/64 | 38.76 | 6 |
Chinecherem Nnamdi | Javelin throw | 76.46 | 9 |
- Women
- Track and road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Rosemary Chukwuma | 100 m | 11.02 | 1 Q | 11.05 | 2 Q | 11.17 | 4 |
Nzubechi Nwokocha | 10.99 | 1 Q | 11.06 | 2 Q | 11.18 | 5 | |
Joy Udo-Gabriel | 11.43 | 3 Q | 11.45 | 6 | did not advance | ||
Nzubechi Nwokocha | 200 m | 25.34 | 7 | did not advance | |||
Favour Ofili | 22.71 | 1 Q | 22.66 | 1 Q | 22.51 | ||
Patience George | 400 m | 52.63 | 4 q | 52.90 | 5 | did not advance | |
Patience Omovoh | 54.40 | 5 | did not advance | ||||
Ella Onojuvwevwo | 54.02 | 5 | did not advance | ||||
Tobi Amusan | 100 m hurdles | 12.40 | 1 Q | — | 12.30 | ||
Tobi Amusan Favour Ofili Rosemary Chukwuma Nzubechi Nwokocha Joy Udo-Gabriel |
4 × 100 m relay | 42.57 | 1 Q | — | DQ | DQ | |
Amarachukwu Obi Ella Onojuvwevwo Patience Omovoh Patience George |
4 × 400 m relay | — | 3:33.13 | 6 |
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Rank | Distance | Rank | ||
Temitope Adeshina | High jump | 1.81 | 1 q | 1.81 | 10 |
Esther Isa | 1.81 | 8 q | 1.81 | 9 | |
Ese Brume | Long jump | 6.81 | 3 Q | 7.00 | |
Ruth Usoro | 6.59 | 7 q | 6.56 | 6 | |
Ruth Usoro | Triple jump | — | 14.02 | 5 | |
Orobosa Frank | Shot put | 16.27 | 10 q | 16.70 | 9 |
Ugochi Alam | Shot put (F57) | — | 9.30 | ||
Eucharia Iyiazi | — | 10.03 | |||
Obiageri Amaechi | Discus throw | — | 56.99 | ||
Chioma Onyekwere | — | 61.70 | |||
Goodness Nwachukwu | Discus throw F44/64 | — | 36.56 | ||
Oyesade Olatoye | Hammer throw | 61.74 | 9 q | 66.80 | 4 |
Boxing
edit- Men
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Abdul-Afeez Osoba | Light middleweight | Hield (BAH) W KO |
Croft (WAL) L 0 - 5 |
did not advance | |||
Adeyinka Benson | Middleweight | Bye | Quartey (GHA) W 3 - 2 |
Hickey (SCO) L RSC |
did not advance | ||
Innocent Ehwarieme | Light heavyweight | Bye | Bowen (ENG) L 0 - 5 |
did not advance | |||
Ifeanyi Onyekwere | Super heavyweight | — | Bye | Feujio (CAN) W 5 - 0 |
Ahlawat (IND) L 0 - 5 |
Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Yetunde Egunjobi | Light flyweight | Bye | Stubley (ENG) L 0 - 5 |
did not advance | ||
Elizabeth Oshoba | Featherweight | Walsh (NZL) W 5 - 0 |
Guy (TTO) W 3 - 2 |
Rahimi (AUS) W 4 - 1 |
Walsh (NIR) L 0 - 5 |
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Cynthia Ogunsemilore | Lightweight | Bye | Kasemang (BOT) W RSC |
Broadhurst (NIR) L 0 - 5 |
Did not advance | |
Bolanle Shogbamu | Light middleweight | Wilkinson (ENG) L 1 - 4 |
did not advance | |||
Jacinta Umunnakwe | Middleweight | Bye | Ula (TGA) W WO |
Gramane (MOZ) L 0 - 5 |
Did not advance |
Judo
editA squad of two judoka was entered as of 8 July 2022.[4]
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final/BM | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Patrick Edwin | Men's -66 kg | Burns (NIR) L 00 - 10 |
did not advance | 9 | |||
Fatai Muritala | Men's -81 kg | Moorhead (ENG) L 00 - 10 |
did not advance | 9 | |||
Cecilia James | Women's -63 kg | Soko (ZAM) W 10 - 00 |
Haecker (AUS) L 00 - 10 |
Did not advance | H-Jones (WAL) L 00 - 10 |
Did not advance | 7 |
Joy Asonye | Women's -70 kg | — | Coughlan (AUS) L 00 - 10 |
Did not advance | Takayawa (FIJ) W 10 - 00 |
P-Pollard (ENG) L 00 - 10 |
5 |
Para powerlifting
editAthlete | Event | Result | Rank |
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Thomas Kure | Men's lightweight | 132.5 | 4 |
Nnamdi Innocent | 132.5 | ||
Abdulazeez Ibrahim | Men's heavyweight | No mark | |
Ikechukwu Obichukwu | 133.6 | ||
Onyinyechi Mark | Women's lightweight | DSQ | |
Latifat Tijani | DSQ | ||
Folashade Oluwafemiayo | Women's heavyweight | 123.4 | |
Bose Omolayo | 115.2 |
Table tennis
editNigeria qualified for both team events via the ITTF World Team Rankings (as of 2 January 2020). Eight players were selected on 8 July 2022.[5]
- Singles
Athletes | Event | Group stage | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Bode Abiodun | Men's singles | Bye | Dalgleish (SCO) W 4 - 2 |
Shetty (IND) L 2 - 4 |
did not advance | ||||||
Quadri Aruna | Bye | Bye | Rumgay (SCO) W 4 - 0 |
Drinkhall (ENG) L 1 - 4 |
did not advance | ||||||
Olajide Omotayo | Bye | Leong (MAS) W 4 - 3 |
Kamal (IND) L 2 - 4 |
did not advance | |||||||
Isau Ogunkunle | Men's singles C3–5 | Bullen (ENG) W 3 - 0 |
Alagar (IND) W 3 - 1 |
Wyndham (SLE) W 3 - 0 |
1 Q | — | H-Spivey (ENG) L 0 - 3 |
Alagar (IND) W 3 - 0 |
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Nasiru Sule | Mudassar (CAN) W 3 - 0 |
H-Spivey (ENG) W 3 - 2 |
Chen (AUS) W 3 - 0 |
1 Q | — | Alagar (IND) W 3 - 1 |
H-Spivey (ENG) L 1 - 3 |
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Tajudeen Agunbiade | Men's singles C8–10 | Kailis (CYP) W 3 - 0 |
Stacey (CYP) L 1 - 3 |
Chee (MAS) W 3 - 1 |
2 Q | — | Ma (AUS) L 0 - 3 |
Wilson (ENG) L 2 - 3 |
4 | ||
Alabi Olufemi | Wilson (ENG) L WO |
Syed (CAN) L WO |
Ma (AUS) L WO |
4 | — | did not advance | |||||
Fatima Bello | Women's singles | Bye | Hursey (WAL) L 0 - 4 |
did not advance | |||||||
Offiong Edem | Bye | Edghill (GUY) W 4 - 2 |
Lay (AUS) L 1 - 4 |
did not advance | |||||||
Esther Oribamise | Abel (VAN) W 4 - 0 |
Mou (BAN) W 4 - 0 |
— | 1 Q | Carey (WAL) L 2 - 4 |
did not advance | |||||
Ifechukwude Ikpeoyi | Women's singles C3–5 | Latu (FIJ) W 3 - 0 |
Patel (IND) L 0 - 3 |
di Toro (AUS) W 3 - 1 |
2 Q | — | Patel (IND) W 3 - 1 |
Patel (IND) L 0 - 3 |
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Chinenye Obiora | Tscharke (AUS) W 3 - 0 |
Bailey (ENG) L 2 - 3 |
Patel (IND) L 1 - 3 |
3 | — | did not advance | |||||
Faith Obazuaye | Women's singles C6–10 | Ravi (IND) W 3 - 0 |
Yang (AUS) L 1 - 3 |
Wong (MAS) W 3 - 0 |
2 Q | — | Lei (AUS) L 0 - 3 |
Pickard (ENG) W 3 - 1 |
- Doubles
Athletes | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Olajide Omotayo Amadi Omeh |
Men's doubles | Bye | Hamza / Sabbir (BAN) W 3 – 0 |
Britton / Franklin (GUY) W 3 – 1 |
Pitchford / Drinkhall (ENG) L 0 – 3 |
did not advance | ||
Quadri Aruna Bode Abiodun |
Bye | Yiangou / Elia (CYP) W 3 – 0 |
Koen / Quek (SGP) W 3 – 2 |
Lum / Liu (AUS) L 2 – 3 |
did not advance | |||
Esther Oribamise Ajoke Ojomu |
Women's doubles | Bye | Feng / Zeng (SGP) L 0 – 3 |
did not advance | ||||
Offiong Edem Fatima Bello |
Bye | Greaves / Thomas (GUY) W 3 – 0 |
Edwards / Kalam (RSA) W 3 – 0 |
Jee / Lay (AUS) L 0 – 3 |
did not advance | |||
Olajide Omotayo Ajoke Ojomu |
Mixed doubles | Bye | Yogarajah / Jalim (MRI) W 3 – 0 |
Gnanasekaran / Batra (IND) L 0 – 3 |
did not advance | |||
Bode Abiodun Fatima Bello |
Bye | Commey / Ankude (GHA) W 3 – 0 |
Luu / Liu (AUS) L 0 – 3 |
did not advance | ||||
Offiong Edem Quadri Aruna |
Bye | Abrefa / Kwabi (GHA) L WO |
did not advance |
- Team
Athletes | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Quadri Aruna Olajide Omotayo Bode Abiodun Amadi Omeh |
Men's team | South Africa (RSA) W 3―0 |
Ghana (GHA) W 3―0 |
Cyprus (CYP) W 3―0 |
1 Q | Malaysia (MAS) W 3―2 |
India (IND) L 0―3 |
England (ENG) L 0―3 |
4 |
Fatima Bello Offiong Edem Esther Oribamise Ajoke Ojomu |
Women's team | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) W 3―0 |
Singapore (SGP) L 0―3 |
England (ENG) L 2―3 |
3 | did not advance |
Weightlifting
editAs of 16 March 2022, nine weightlifters (two men, seven women) qualified for the competition.[6]
Stella Kingsley, Adijat Olarinoye, Rafiatu Folashade Lawal and Joy Ogbonne Eze qualified by winning gold at the 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[7] The other five qualified via the IWF Commonwealth Ranking List, which was finalised on 9 March 2022.
- Men
Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Emmanuel Appah | 61 kg | 110 | 5 | 135 | 5 | 245 | 5 |
Edidiong Joseph Umoafia | 67 kg | 130 | 2 | 160 | 3 | 290 |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Stella Kingsley | 49 kg | 75 | 3 | 95 | 5 | 170 | 4 |
Adijat Olarinoye | 55 kg | 92 GR | 1 | 111 | 2 | 203 GR | |
Rafiatu Folashade Lawal | 59 kg | 90 GR | 1 | 116 GR | 1 | 206 GR | |
Islamiyat Yusuf | 64 kg | 93 | 3 | 119 | 3 | 212 | |
Joy Ogbonne Eze | 71 kg | 100 | 2 | — | — | — | DNF |
Taiwo Liadi | 76 kg | 96 | 2 | 120 | 2 | 216 | |
Mary Osijo | 87 kg | 102 | 3 | 123 | 3 | 225 |
Wrestling
editKey:
- VT - Victory by Fall.
- PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
- PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
- Repechage Format
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Ebikewenimo Welson | Men's -57 kg | Bye | Tau (RSA) W 10 - 0 |
Capellam (CAN) W 8 - 4 |
— | Dahiya (IND) L 0 - 10 |
|
Amas Daniel | Men's -65 kg | Vella (MLT) W 10 - 0 |
Ullah (PAK) L 0 - 4 |
did not advance | |||
Ogbonna John | Men's -74 kg | Malik (IND) L 3 - 13 |
did not advance | Hong (SGP) W 10 - 0 |
Bowling (ENG) W 10 - 0 |
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Ekerekeme Agiomor | Men's -86 kg | Moore (CAN) L 0 - 10 |
did not advance | ||||
Odunayo Adekuoroye | Women's -57 kg | Ayo (UGA) W 2 - 0 |
Ayieta (KEN) W 10 - 0 |
Taylor (CAN) W 10 - 0 |
— | Malik (IND) W 7 - 3 |
|
Esther Kolawole | Women's -62 kg | — | Weraduwage (SRI) W 10 - 0 |
Godinez (CAN) L 4 - 10 |
— | Fountain (SCO) W 10 - 0 |
|
Blessing Oborududu | Women's -68 kg | Ngiri (CMR) W 10 - 0 |
Kakran (IND) W 11 - 0 |
Lemalie (TGA) W 10 - 0 |
— | Morais (CAN) W 5 - 1 |
|
Hannah Rueben | Women's -76 kg | — | Koroma (SLE) W 10 - 0 |
Nelthrope (ENG) W 6 - 1 |
— | Di Stasio (CAN) L 2 - 4 |
- Group Stage Format
Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Mercy Genesis | Women's -50 kg | Parks (CAN) W 9 - 0 |
Pedige (SRI) W 12 - 1 |
1 Q | Letchidjio (SCO) W 10 - 0 |
Parks (CAN) W 3 - 1 |
- Nordic Format
Athlete | Event | Nordic Round Robin | Rank | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
Mercy Adekuoroye | Women's -53 kg | Don (SRI) W 10 - 0 |
Phogat (IND) L 0 - 6 |
Stewart (CAN) L 5 - 6 |
3[a] |
- Notes
- ^ Due to only 4 athletes competing, no bronze medal was awarded.
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES BIRMINGHAM 2022 | Nations | Nigeria". IJF. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
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- ^ Oguneye, Tola (16 March 2022). "Nigerian weightlifters qualify for 2022 Commonwealth Games". Radio Nigeria. FRCN. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (23 December 2021). "Weightlifting ranking events for Commonwealth Games make it a busy February". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2022.