Nigeria shines at weightlifting championship in Uganda, wins nine gold medals

Nigeria has, so far, won nine gold medals at the ongoing African Junior/Youths Weightlifting Championships in Uganda.
This was disclosed on Tuesday by the President of Nigeria Weightlifting Federation (NWF), Mohammed Yahaya.
The 2017 African Junior/Youths Weightlifting Championships which started on Saturday is expected to end this Saturday in Entebbe.
Yahaya said in Abuja that the weightlifters would, however, still win more gold medals for the country before the end of the tournament.
“Our athletes are well prepared for the competition, with only three of them (female) winning nine gold medals”.
He named the medalists as Islamiyat Yusuf (53 kg), Fatima Yakubu (53kg) and  Monica Uweh (48kg).
“I’m happy for the success so far and we are working hard to win more medals in this championships because  today (Tuesday) is the first day of the competition. We still have two days to go.
“With this performance, we have the chance to participate in next  year’s Commonwealth Games.
“However, we still need to participate in another championship to meet the requirements of the World Weightlifting Federation,” Yahaya said.