BREAKING: Lawal breaks Commonwealth Games record and wins Nigeria’s sixth gold in Glasgow

Team Nigeria’s extraordinary gold rush at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games gained even more momentum on Tuesday when Rafiatu Folashade Lawal produced another record-breaking performance to win the women’s 58kg weightlifting title, securing Nigeria’s sixth gold medal of the Games in spectacular fashion.

Competing before an enthusiastic crowd within the weightlifting arena, Lawal put in a performance worthy of a champion, dominating the competition from start to finish to reinforce Nigeria’s growing reputation as the undisputed force on the weightlifting platform.

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The Nigerian lifter laid the foundation for victory in the snatch, where she lifted an impressive 103kg to establish a commanding nine-kilogram lead over Canada’s Ann Sophie Taschereau, who managed 94kg.

With the gold medal within reach, Lawal returned for the clean and jerk and showed exactly why she is one of the best lifters on the continent, successfully lifting 126kg to finish with a combined total of 229kg, setting a new Commonwealth Games record and leaving the rest of the field in the dust.

Canada’s Taschereau also enjoyed an excellent competition, lifting 121kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 215kg, enough to claim the silver medal. India’s Bindyarani Devi Sorokhaibam completed the podium after finishing with a total of 199 kg.

Women’s 58kg final results

🥇 Rafiatu Folashade Lawal (Nigeria) – 229 kg (Commonwealth Games record)
(103 kg snatch | 126 kg clean and pull)

🥈 Ann Sophie Taschereau (Canada) – 215 kg
(94 kg snatch | 121 kg clean and pull)

🥉 Bindyarani Devi Sorokhaibam (India) – 199 kg
(87 kg snatch | 112 kg clean and pull)

4️⃣ Eliza Pratt (England) – 196 kg (87 kg + 109 kg)

5️⃣ Ashley Kolomoisky (Australia) – 188 kg (84 kg + 104 kg)

6️⃣ Catrin Haf Jones (Wales) – 188 kg (82 kg + 106 kg)

7️⃣ Anneke Spies-Burger (South Africa) – 178 kg (77 kg + 101 kg)

8️⃣ Anoni Faumui (Samoa) – 177 kg (82 kg + 95 kg)

9️⃣ Dimitra Ioannou (Cyprus) – 160 kg (70 kg + 90 kg)

🔟 Margarett Bless Harris (Nauru) – 140 kg (65 kg + 75 kg)

Lawal’s triumph is the latest chapter in an unforgettable Commonwealth Games campaign for Nigerian weightlifting, a team that has consistently delivered medals and broken records since the competition began in Glasgow.

The weightlifting success story began with Ruth Asuquo Nyong, who fought from third place after the snatch to win silver in the women’s 48kg event. Edidiong Joseph Umoafia followed up with a dominant gold medal in the men’s 71kg, lifting 319kg to set a new Commonwealth Games record, before Onome Omolola Didih rewrote the record books in the women’s 53kg with a Commonwealth Games record 206kg to secure another gold.

Although Favor Agboro narrowly missed the podium after finishing fourth in the men’s 65kg, his brave performance further demonstrated the depth of the Nigerian weightlifting team.

Lawal’s latest heroics now mean that Nigeria has won three gold medals and one silver in weightlifting, adding to the country’s notable haul in para powerlifting, where Esther Nworgu, Folashade Oluwafemiayo and Riluwan Idris clinched gold, while Esther Oyema, Roland Ezuruike and Rita Ferdinand bagged silver medals.

Team Nigeria updated medal table

Total medals

🥇 Gold 6
🥈 Silver 4
🥉 Bronze 0
Total 10

Sports247 can report that Lawal’s victory sparked another wave of celebrations within the Nigerian team camp, with athletes, coaches and officials applauding another record-breaking performance. Having already surpassed expectations in both weightlifting and para powerlifting, Team Nigeria’s medal haul is gaining irresistible momentum as the athletics program gathers pace, raising hopes that even more golden moments await in Glasgow.