Team Nigeria won six more gold medals on Day 8 of the ongoing 13th African Games in Accra, Ghana, on Monday, to take their total tally to 16 gold medals and push them into second place on the medal standings. Following the triumph of Edidiong Umoafia in the men’s weightlifting, the duo of Adijat Olarinoye and Folashade Rafiatu Lawal both cruised to victories in their respective...
23-year-old Adenike Adjiat Olarinoye has been appointed into Athlete's Commission of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA). The Nigerian weightlifter earned the international appointment during the ANOCA forum that took place in the Algerian capital city of Algiers. ANOCA is the international body that unities the 54 National Olympic Committees of Africa, with headquarters in Abuja. In July 2022, Olarinoye won Nigeria's first...
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