Team Nigeria celebrates historic Commonwealth Games performances with two gold medals and a hard-fought bronze in athletics.
Nigeria’s athletes delivered an outstanding performance at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, with Goodness Nwachukwu setting a new world record, Chukwuebuka Enekwechi making history in the men’s shot put, and Tobi Amusan overcoming injury to win bronze in the women’s 100m hurdles.
Nwachukwu stole the spotlight in the women’s F42 discus throw, producing a world-record mark of 39.66 metres with her final attempt to successfully defend her Commonwealth title. The 27-year-old para-athlete surpassed her previous world record by more than three metres to claim her fourth career world record and another gold medal for Team Nigeria.
Having announced herself on the global stage at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games by breaking the world record twice, Nwachukwu once again dominated the competition from start to finish. She finished ahead of Wales’ Funmi Oduwaiye, who claimed silver with 38.52 metres, while Bree Cronin secured bronze with a throw of 36.00 metres.
Overwhelmed with emotion after her victory, Nwachukwu said, “I feel like I am on top of the world. I feel so great. I feel so wow.”
She also thanked Nigerians for their support, saying, “I love you all and I can’t wait to see you.”
Nigeria’s celebrations continued at Scotstoun Stadium as Chukwuebuka Enekwechi became the first Nigerian athlete to win Commonwealth Games gold in the men’s shot put. The African record holder produced a winning throw of 21.07 metres to upgrade the silver medal he won at the 2018 Games and erase the disappointment of narrowly missing the podium at Birmingham 2022.
The 33-year-old secured victory with his penultimate throw, overtaking defending champion Tom Walsh of New Zealand, who settled for silver with 21.03 metres, while England’s Scott Lincoln claimed bronze with 20.99 metres.
Enekwechi’s triumph further cements his reputation as one of Nigeria’s most accomplished field athletes, having dominated African shot put for much of the past decade.
Meanwhile, Nigeria’s sprint hurdles queen, Tobi Amusan, displayed remarkable resilience by winning bronze in the women’s 100m hurdles despite competing with a knee injury. The world record holder clocked 12.60 seconds to secure her third consecutive Commonwealth Games medal.
Although she narrowly missed out on a historic third straight Commonwealth title, Amusan’s podium finish extended her impressive record at the Games. The 29-year-old later revealed that she had been managing a knee injury sustained during Team Nigeria’s training camp in Aberdeen.
Together, the performances of Nwachukwu, Enekwechi and Amusan delivered medals, records and history for Team Nigeria, underlining the country’s growing strength on the international athletics stage at Glasgow 2026.