Nigeria targets more medals on busy Day 5 at 2026 Commonwealth Games
Nigeria faces its busiest day at the 2026 Commonwealth Games on Tuesday, July 29, with athletes competing across athletics, weightlifting, swimming, boxing and wheelchair basketball in Glasgow. The team arrives after winning 10 medals—six gold and four silver—to sit fourth on the medals table behind Australia, England and Canada, while leading all African nations.
Much of Nigeria's success so far has come from para powerlifting and weightlifting, with gold medalists including Esther Nworgu, Folashade Oluwafemiayo, Riluwan Idris, Edidiong Umoafia, Onome Didih and Rafiatu Lawal. Silver medalists are Roland Ezuruike, Esther Oyema, Rita Ferdinand and Ruth Asuquo Nyong.
Tuesday's action focuses heavily on athletics. In the women's 400m, Patience Okon George (51.41s season best) runs Heat Two and Esther Elo Joseph (50.97s) lines up in Heat Three. Edidiong Udo represents Nigeria in the men's 400m after clocking 44.91s.
Nigeria has three shots at the women's 100m final through Rosemary Chukwuma, Blessing Ogundiran and Miracle Oluebube Ezechukwu in separate semi-finals. The men's 100m semis feature national champion Favour Ashe (9.93s), season's best holder Kanyinsola Ajayi (9.84s - a medal favorite) and Adekalu Fakorede (9.98s).
Field events see high jumper Temitope Adeshina (1.97m season best) in the women's final and hammer thrower Oyesade Olatoye (70.46m season best) competing. Swimming action includes Collins Ebingha and Abduljabar Adama in the men's 50m butterfly and Dorcas Oka in the women's 50m freestyle. Ruth Ayodele contests the women's 63kg weightlifting final while Patricia Mbata faces Australia's Mary Kate Smith in the women's 75kg boxing quarter-finals. The women's 3x3 wheelchair basketball team also plays.
With medals possible in sprints, field events, weightlifting and boxing, Tuesday offers Nigeria a chance to strengthen its position among the Games' leaders. Which events will you be watching for Nigeria's next medal surge?