Sport
Nigerian weightlifters still hopeful of 2018 Commonwealth Games ticket
9 years agoMariam Usman was Nigeria’s sole weightlifter at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. The IOC has elevated her from the fifth position she finished at Beijing 2008 Olympics to third following ban placed on other athletes who tested positive to banned substances.
Nigerian weightlifters still have the hope of taking part in the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia, despite their inability to compete at the on-going Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in that country.