Nigeria’s Rafiatu Folashade Lawal produced a record-breaking performance to win the women’s 58kg weightlifting title at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, securing Team Nigeria’s sixth gold medal of the competition in commanding fashion, Trybal News reports.
Lawal dominated the event from the outset, opening with a remarkable 103kg lift in the snatch to establish a nine-kilogram advantage over Canada’s Ann Sophie Taschereau. The lift set a new Commonwealth Games record and put the Nigerian firmly on course for the title.
She returned for the clean and jerk and successfully lifted 126kg, finishing with a combined total of 229kg to seal the gold medal and further improve the Commonwealth Games record.
Canada’s Taschereau claimed the silver medal with a total of 215kg after recording 94kg in the snatch and 121kg in the clean and jerk, while India’s Bindyarani Devi Sorokhaibam took bronze with a total lift of 199kg.
Lawal’s latest triumph reinforces Nigeria’s dominance on the weightlifting platform in Glasgow and further boosts the country’s growing medal tally at the Games.
Nigeria’s success has also extended to para powerlifting, where Esther Nworgu, Folashade Oluwafemiayo and Riluwan Idris have won gold medals, while Esther Oyema, Roland Ezuruike and Rita Ferdinand secured silver medals.
Lawal’s outstanding display adds another memorable moment to Team Nigeria’s Glasgow 2026 campaign, with the nation continuing to make its mark through record-breaking performances and podium finishes.
