Glasgow 2014: Nigeria’s Onyema & Obiji Win Powerlifting Gold, Set New World Rec.

Loveline Obiji Reacts After Winning the Women’s 82.50kg Heavyweight Powerlifting Gold at the 2012 London Games.

Esther Onyema and Loveline Obiji completed a Commonwealth Games double for Team Nigeria in the women’s para-sport event on Day 10, clinching two powerlifting gold medals.

Both paralympians, named Member of the Order of the Niger (MON) by President Goodluck Jonathan in 2012, broke the world records in their respective categories to increase the country’s gold medal haul to 9 at the Clyde Auditorium on Saturday morning.  Obiji, 23, set a new women’s heavyweight powerlifting world record with a best lift of 144.0kg in her third attempt to amass a total of 122.4 points and win gold.
Loveline Obiji Reacts After Winning the Women's 82.50kg Heavyweight Powerlifting Gold at the 2012 London Games.