Commonwealth Games: Chioma Onyekwere, Amaechi win gold, bronze for Nigeria

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Current All African Games and African Championships champion, Chioma Onyekwere has won another gold medal for Team Nigeria at the ongoing Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Birmingham, England.

The gold medal alongside another bronze medal was secured on Tuesday in women’s Discus.

She has become the first Nigerian woman to win gold medal in Discuss at the Commonwealth Games.

Onyekwere set her season best record as she threw the discus to a distance of 61.70 metres to win gold.

Onyekewere, 28, threw 61.70m in her fourth attempt to take the lead from home girl, Jade Lally who led from the start of the competition with her opening throw of 57.33m

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Another Nigerian, Obiageri Amaechi claimed the bronze medal with a throw of 56.99 metres.

Nigeria has now won three gold medal, a silver and three bronze medals at the ongoing Games so far.

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