IWF World Championship: Nigeria's weightlifter, Ruth Ayodele closes with three medals
Posted : 11 September 2023
Nigeria's contingent to the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championship in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, got a consolatory three medals with Ruth Ayodele, who won three medals in the women’s 64 kg category at the Sunday event.
Ayodele won two silver and one bronze medal by lifting 100 kg in the snatch event, 122 kg in the clean and jerk, and 222 kg in the total. Mosquera Llamosa of Colombia won three gold medals by lifting 101 kg in the Snatch event, 122 kg in the Clean and Jerk, and 223 kg in the Total.
Korea’s Minkyung Park won one silver and two bronze medals in the women’s 64 kg. In the women’s 59 kg, Rafiatu Lawal finished in sixth place, lifting 100 kg in the snatch event, 125 kg in the clean and jerk, as well as 225 kg in total, while Adijat Olarinoye placed in 15th place with a lift of 95 kg in the snatch event, 120 kg in the clean and jerk, as well as 215 kg in the total.
Also, Edidiong Umoafia got a lift of 140 kg in the snatch event and 170 kg in the clean and jerk, as well as 310 kg in the total, to finish in 18th position in the men’s 73 kg category.
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