Nigeria competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England from 28 July to 8 August 2022. It was Nigeria's 15th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.

Nnamdi Chinecherem and Folashade Oluwafemiayo were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date Adijat Olarinoye Weightlifting Women's -55 kg Rafiatu Folashade Lawal Weightlifting Women's -59 kg Chioma Onyekwere Athletics Women's discus throw Goodness Nwachukwu Athletics Women's discus throw F44/64 Folashade Oluwafemiayo Para Powerlifting Women's heavyweight Ikechukwu Obichukwu Para Powerlifting Men's heavyweight Odunayo Adekuoroye Wrestling Women's -57 kg Blessing Oborududu Wrestling Women's -68 kg Eucharia Iyiazi Athletics Women's shot put (F57) Mercy Genesis Wrestling Women's -50 kg Tobi Amusan Athletics Women's 100 m hurdles Ese Brume Athletics Women's long jump Taiwo Liadi Weightlifting Women's -76 kg Bose Omolayo Para Powerlifting Women's heavyweight Favour Ofili Athletics Women's 200 m Nasiru Sule Table tennis Men's singles C3–5 Ifechukwude Ikpeoyi Table tennis Women's singles C3–5 Ebikewenimo Welson Wrestling Men's -57 kg Hannah Rueben Wrestling Women's -76 kg Elizabeth Oshoba Boxing Women's featherweight Edidiong Joseph Umoafia Weightlifting Men's -67 kg Islamiyat Yusuf Weightlifting Women's -64 kg Obiageri Amaechi Athletics Women's discus throw Mary Osijo Weightlifting Women's -87 kg Nnamdi Innocent Para Powerlifting Men's lightweight Esther Kolawole Wrestling Women's -62 kg Ugochi Alam Athletics Women's shot put (F57) Ifeanyi Onyekwere Boxing Men's super heavyweight Cynthia Ogunsemilore Boxing Women's lightweight Jacinta Umunnakwe Boxing Women's middleweight Isau Ogunkunle Table tennis Men's singles C3–5 Faith Obazuaye Table tennis Women's singles C6–10 Ogbonna John Wrestling Men's -74 kg Udodi OnwuzurikeFavour AsheAlaba Akintola Raymond EkevwoSeye Ogunlewe Athletics Men's 4 × 100 m relay

Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics172037Boxing459Judo 224Para powerlifting448Table tennis 8715Weightlifting 279Wrestling4610 Total 41 51 92

Athletics

Men Track and road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankFavour Ashe100 m10.121 Q10.243did not advanceRaymond Ekevwo10.141 Q10.367did not advanceGodson Oghenebrume10.363 q10.529did not advanceSuwaibidu Galadima100 m (T47)11.453 Qcolspan=2 DSQAlaba Akintola200 m21.283 q21.165did not advanceIfeanyi Emmanuel Ojeli21.123 q21.396did not advanceUdodi Onwuzurike21.182 Q20.591 Q20.766Sikiru Adeyemi400 m46.634 q47.406did not advanceDubem Amene46.772 QDNFdid not advanceSamson Nathaniel46.312 Q47.006did not advanceEzekiel Nathaniel400 m hurdles50.382 Qcolspan=2 51.386Udodi OnwuzurikeFavour AsheAlaba Akintola Raymond EkevwoSeye Ogunlewe4 × 100 m relay38.851 Qcolspan=2 38.81Johnson NnamaniSamson NathanielIfeanyi Emmanuel OjeliSikiru AdeyemiEzekiel Nathaniel4 × 400 m relay3:06.364 qcolspan=2 3:06.067

Field events AthleteEventFinalDistanceRankMike EdwardsHigh jump2.196Chukwuebuka EnekwechiShot put20.364Kennedy EzejiDiscus throw F44/6438.766Chinecherem NnamdiJavelin throw76.469

Women Track and road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankRosemary Chukwuma100 m11.021 Q11.052 Q11.174Nzubechi Nwokocha10.991 Q11.062 Q11.185Joy Udo-Gabriel11.433 Q11.456did not advanceNzubechi Nwokocha200 m25.347did not advanceFavour Ofili22.711 Q22.661 Q22.51Patience George400 m52.634 q52.905did not advancePatience Omovoh54.405did not advanceElla Onojuvwevwo54.025did not advanceTobi Amusan100 m hurdles12.401 Qcolspan=2 12.30Tobi AmusanFavour OfiliRosemary ChukwumaNzubechi NwokochaJoy Udo-Gabriel4 × 100 m relay42.571 Qcolspan=2 DQDQAmarachukwu ObiElla OnojuvwevwoPatience OmovohPatience George4 × 400 m relaycolspan=4 3:33.136

Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistanceRankDistanceRankTemitope AdeshinaHigh jump1.811 q1.8110Esther Isa1.818 q1.819Ese BrumeLong jump6.813 Q7.00Ruth Usoro6.597 q6.566Ruth UsoroTriple jumpcolspan=2 14.025Orobosa FrankShot put16.2710 q16.709Ugochi AlamShot put (F57)colspan=2 9.30Eucharia Iyiazicolspan=2 10.03Obiageri AmaechiDiscus throwcolspan=2 56.99Chioma Onyekwerecolspan=2 61.70Goodness NwachukwuDiscus throw F44/64colspan=2 36.56Oyesade OlatoyeHammer throw61.749 q66.804

Boxing

Men AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAbdul-Afeez Osoba Light middleweightW KOL 0 - 5did not advanceAdeyinka Benson MiddleweightW 3 - 2L RSCdid not advanceInnocent Ehwarieme Light heavyweightL 0 - 5did not advanceIfeanyi Onyekwere Super heavyweightW 5 - 0L 0 - 5Did not advance

Women AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankYetunde Egunjobi Light flyweightL 0 - 5did not advanceElizabeth Oshoba FeatherweightW 5 - 0W 3 - 2W 4 - 1L 0 - 5Cynthia Ogunsemilore LightweightW RSCL 0 - 5Did not advanceBolanle Shogbamu Light middleweightL 1 - 4did not advanceJacinta Umunnakwe MiddleweightW WOL 0 - 5Did not advance

Judo

A squad of two judoka was entered as of 8 July 2022.

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal/OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankPatrick EdwinMen's -66 kgL 00 - 10did not advance9Fatai MuritalaMen's -81 kgL 00 - 10did not advance9Cecilia JamesWomen's -63 kgW 10 - 00L 00 - 10Did not advanceL 00 - 10Did not advance7Joy AsonyeWomen's -70 kgL 00 - 10Did not advanceW 10 - 00L 00 - 105

Para powerlifting

AthleteEventResultRankThomas KureMen's lightweight132.54Nnamdi Innocent132.5Abdulazeez IbrahimMen's heavyweightNo markIkechukwu Obichukwu Ikechukwu Obichukwu Para Powerlifting Men's heavyweight 133.6Onyinyechi MarkWomen's lightweightDSQLatifat TijaniDSQFolashade OluwafemiayoWomen's heavyweight123.4Bose Omolayo115.2

Table tennis

Nigeria qualified for both team events via the ITTF World Team Rankings (as of 2 January 2020). Eight players were selected on 8 July 2022.

Singles AthletesEventGroup stageRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankBode AbiodunMen's singlescolspan=4 W 4 - 2L 2 - 4did not advanceQuadri Arunacolspan=4 W 4 - 0L 1 - 4did not advanceOlajide Omotayocolspan=4 W 4 - 3L 2 - 4did not advanceIsau OgunkunleMen's singles C3–5W 3 - 0W 3 - 1W 3 - 01 Qcolspan=3 L 0 - 3W 3 - 0Nasiru SuleW 3 - 0W 3 - 2W 3 - 01 Qcolspan=3 W 3 - 1L 1 - 3Tajudeen AgunbiadeMen's singles C8–10W 3 - 0L 1 - 3W 3 - 12 Qcolspan=3 L 0 - 3L 2 - 34Alabi OlufemiL WOL WOL WO4colspan=3 did not advanceFatima BelloWomen's singlescolspan=4 L 0 - 4did not advanceOffiong Edemcolspan=4 W 4 - 2L 1 - 4did not advanceEsther OribamiseW 4 - 0W 4 - 01 QL 2 - 4did not advanceIfechukwude IkpeoyiWomen's singles C3–5W 3 - 0L 0 - 3W 3 - 12 Qcolspan=3 W 3 - 1L 0 - 3Chinenye ObioraW 3 - 0L 2 - 3L 1 - 33colspan=3 did not advanceFaith ObazuayeWomen's singles C6–10W 3 - 0L 1 - 3W 3 - 02 Qcolspan=3 L 0 - 3W 3 - 1

Doubles AthletesEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOlajide OmotayoAmadi OmehMen's doublesW 3 – 0W 3 – 1L 0 – 3did not advanceQuadri ArunaBode AbiodunW 3 – 0W 3 – 2L 2 – 3did not advanceEsther OribamiseAjoke OjomuWomen's doublesL 0 – 3did not advanceOffiong EdemFatima BelloW 3 – 0W 3 – 0L 0 – 3did not advanceOlajide OmotayoAjoke OjomuMixed doublesW 3 – 0L 0 – 3did not advanceBode AbiodunFatima BelloW 3 – 0L 0 – 3did not advanceOffiong EdemQuadri ArunaL WOdid not advance

Team AthletesEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankQuadri Aruna Olajide Omotayo Bode Abiodun Amadi OmehMen's teamW 3―0W 3―0W 3―01 QW 3―2L 0―3L 0―34Fatima Bello Offiong Edem Esther Oribamise Ajoke OjomuWomen's teamW 3―0L 0―3L 2―33 did not advance

Weightlifting

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

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

Men AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankEmmanuel Appah61 kg110513552455Edidiong Joseph Umoafia67 kg13021603290

Women AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankStella Kingsley49 kg7539551704Adijat Olarinoye55 kg92 GR11112203 GRRafiatu Folashade Lawal59 kg90 GR1116 GR1206 GRIslamiyat Yusuf64 kg9331193212Joy Ogbonne Eze71 kg1002———Taiwo Liadi76 kg9621202216Mary Osijo87 kg10231233225

Wrestling

Repechage Format AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankEbikewenimo WelsonMen's -57 kgW 10 - 0W 8 - 4L 0 - 10Amas DanielMen's -65 kgW 10 - 0L 0 - 4did not advanceOgbonna JohnMen's -74 kgL 3 - 13did not advanceW 10 - 0W 10 - 0Ekerekeme AgiomorMen's -86 kgL 0 - 10did not advanceOdunayo AdekuoroyeWomen's -57 kgW 2 - 0W 10 - 0W 10 - 0W 7 - 3Esther KolawoleWomen's -62 kgW 10 - 0L 4 - 10W 10 - 0Blessing OborududuWomen's -68 kgW 10 - 0W 11 - 0W 10 - 0W 5 - 1Hannah RuebenWomen's -76 kgW 10 - 0W 6 - 1L 2 - 4

Group Stage Format AthleteEventGroup StageSemifinalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMercy GenesisWomen's -50 kgW 9 - 0W 12 - 11 QW 10 - 0W 3 - 1

Nordic Format AthleteEventNordic Round RobinRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultMercy AdekuoroyeWomen's -53 kgW 10 - 0L 0 - 6L 5 - 63

Notes

See also Nigeria at the 2022 Winter Olympics

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References

External links Nigeria Olympic Committee Official site Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Official site