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Paris 2024 Olympics: All Hope Lost as Joy Eze Misses Medal in Weightlifting

Posted : 11 August 2024

Team Nigeria's hope for a medal at the ongoing Paris Olympic Games was all but dashed after weightlifter Joy Eze missed out on the medals table.

 

The 2023 Africa Games champion entered the weightlifting event at the South Paris Arena hoping to put Nigeria's name on the medals table. However, weightlifting enthusiasts believe that with proper and sustained training and exposure, she will be the star to beat in the Los Angeles Olympic Games four years later.

 

However, her 101kg snatch and 131kg clean and jerk, with a total of 231kg, were not enough to land her in the medals ranking as she ended her campaign in 7th place.

 

Joy had hoped to make a record debut performance at the Olympics.

 

 

 

USA's Olivia Reeves won gold, setting a new Olympic snatch record of 117kg. She followed with a clean and jerk of 145kg for a total of 262kg.

 

Colombia’s Mari Leivis Sanchez took silver with a 112kg snatch and a 145kg clean and jerk for a total of 257kg. Ecuador’s Angie Paola Palacios Dajomes took bronze with a 116kg snatch and a 140kg clean and jerk for a total of 256kg.

 

It is worth recalling that her compatriot, Rafiatu Lawal, who competed in the 59kg women’s class, came 5th. She had a total lift of 230kg, comprising a 100kg snatch and a 130kg clean and jerk.

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