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Lawal Wins Team Nigeria’s Second Gold Medal
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Folashade Rafiat Lawal won Team Nigeria’s second gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games on Sunday.
Lawal beat her rivals in the women’s weightlifting 59kg event, setting a Commonwealth Games record in the process.
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She is the second Nigerian female lifter to smash the Games’ record after Adijat Olarinoye produced a stunning lift in the women’s 55kg on Saturday.
Olarinoye won Team Nigeria’s first medal at the games on Saturday.
Edidiong Umoafia claimed bronze in the weightlifting event on Sunday.
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