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| Team Nigeria at IWF championships in Uzbekistan |
According to the News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN), a total of seven Nigerian lifters, five women and two men, represented
the country in the 10-day events.
The President of the Nigeria Weightlifting
Federation (NWF), Abdul Ibrahim, told reporters in Abuja on Friday that the
lifters would continue to win medals whenever they represented Nigeria.
He congratulated the lifters on their
outstanding performances in the championships.
“We won nine medals, which makes me very
happy.” We demonstrated what we had accomplished in a short period of time.
“This is just the beginning; we will
accomplish much more.” It will not be easy, but we will be well prepared,” he
said.
Ibrahim stated that the federation would
organize a training course for coaches in order to improve their and athletes’
welfare.
He stated that the federation would compete
in the Africa weightlifting qualifier in Mauritius next year.
“We will prepare some other qualified
athletes while also keeping an eye on these current athletes who did Nigeria
proud in the recently concluded championships.”
“We are not going to relax; instead, we
will continue our training.” We’re returning to camp, and we’ll all watch our
video clips to see where we can improve our coaching.
The NWF’s Technical Director, Christopher
Nwadei, stated that the competition was extremely difficult and that many
athletes from various countries had made significant progress.
“We thank God for the little preparation we
did, and you should know that nearly 70 countries competed in the championships.”
“Everyone was in a good mood, there were no
distractions, and we got there and did what we knew how to do best,” he said.
Medals from the just concluded International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships and Commonwealth Games qualifiers
According to him, the Nigerian team won
four of the ten gold medals at the Commonwealth qualifiers.
“At the World Championships, we won two
silver and three bronze medals.”
“Stella Kingsley, competing in the 50kg
category, won the gold medal.”
“In the 59 kg, Adijat Olarinoye won a gold
medal in the Commonwealth qualifiers, a silver medal in the World
Championships, and two bronze medals.”
“Joy Eze competed in the 71-kg category,
winning a gold medal as well as a silver medal at the World Championships.”
Helen Idahosa, team coach and a Super
Heavyweight Olympian in 2000, claimed she understood the game and what it
needed to push a lifter to give his all.
“I know what it takes to motivate an
athlete during a competition, and that’s exactly what I did,” she explained.
The IWF World Championships and
Commonwealth Senior Championships, which began on December 7 and ended on
December 17, were held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, according to NAN.
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