Nigeria at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Nigeria is scheduled to compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England from 28 July to 8 August 2022.[1] It will be Nigeria's 15th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.

Nigeria at the
2022 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Nigeria
CGF codeNGR
CGANigeria Olympic Committee
Websitenigeriaolympic.org
in Birmingham, England
28 July 2022 (2022-07-28) – 8 August 2022 (2022-08-08)
Competitors9 (2 men and 7 women)
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Weightlifting 279
Total279

Weightlifting
Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Qualification

As of 16 March 2022, nine weightlifters (two men, seven women) qualified for the competition.[2]

Stella Kingsley, Adijat Olarinoye, Rafiatu Folashade Lawal and Joy Ogbonne Eze qualified by winning gold at the 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[3] The other five qualified via the IWF Commonwealth Ranking List, which was finalised on 9 March 2022.

Men
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Emmanuel Appah 61 kg
Joseph Edidiong 67 kg
Women
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Stella Kingsley 49 kg
Adijat Olarinoye 55 kg
Rafiatu Folashade Lawal 59 kg
Islamiyat Yusuf 64 kg
Joy Ogbonne Eze 71 kg
Liadi Taiwo 76 kg
Osijo Mary Taiwo 87 kg

See also

References
  1. Pavitt, Michael (14 December 2021). "Nigerian Olympic Committee to hold Annual General Meeting in Yenegoa". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  2. Oguneye, Tola (16 March 2022). "Nigerian weightlifters qualify for 2022 Commonwealth Games". Radio Nigeria. FRCN. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  3. Oliver, Brian (23 December 2021). "Weightlifting ranking events for Commonwealth Games make it a busy February". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
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