Glasgow, July 25 (IANS) India’s Jhandu Kumar secured a bronze medal in the men’s heavyweight para powerlifting event at the Commonwealth Games 2026, adding another medal to the country’s tally in Glasgow on Friday.Competing in a two-group field, Jhandu topped Group B with a best result of 130.9, comfortably finishing ahead of Uganda’s Dennis Mbaziira (114.1) and Australia’s Ben Wright (110.9) to advance into medal contention.In the combined standings, however, Nigeria’s Riluwan Idris…
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Glasgow, July 25 (IANS) World records tumbled as Folashade Oluwafemiayo won Nigeria’s second Para Powerlifting gold of the day, in the Heavyweight division, with three world records set in the event.Oluwafemiayo twice broke the world record in the +86kg category, lifting a best of 175kg. Silver medallist Rita Ferdinand, also of Nigeria, managed a world-record 158kg in the +79kg category. Fellow Nigerian Rita Ferdinand took the silver medal while Hani Watson of Australia finished with the bronze …
Glasgow, July 24 (IANS) Nigeria surged to the top of the medal table after a stellar performance in the first two sessions on the first day of competitions at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Friday.Nigeria dominated the Para Powerlifting competitions with Esther Nworgu and Esther Oyema winning gold and silver respectively in the Women’s Lightweight, while Roland Ezuruike took silver earlier in the day in the Men’s Lightweight event.Nigeria lead the medal table with one gold and two sil…
Glasgow, July 24 (IANS) India’s Ashok Malik narrowly missed out on a podium finish in the men’s lightweight para-powerlifting event at the Commonwealth Games 2026, finishing fourth with 143.8 points despite producing an impressive best lift of 200kg.Malik stayed in medal contention throughout the competition but eventually finished behind Malaysia’s Bonnie Bunyau Gustin, who took the bronze with 153.5 points. Gustin, the defending Commonwealth Games champion and world record holder in the catego…