Akwa Ibom, Oyo, Dominate Weightlifting Events Day 3 At National Sports Festival

Amaechi Agbo (Reporting From Asaba)

Akwa Ibom and Oyo Stats were dominant on Day 3 of Weightlifting Events at the ongoing National Sports Festival, NSF in Asaba Delta State as they won gold medals to increase their medal haul. 

Commonwealth bronze Medallist, Emmanuel Edidiong representing Akwa State won three gold medals in 73kg men category.

Edidiong lifted 142kg, 170kg and 312kg to win gold in Snatch, Clean &Jerk and Total. Emmanuel Eric of Edo state won silver in Snatch with 131kg lift and picked bronze medals in Clean&Jerk with 152kg and Total with 277kg lifts. 

Delta State lifter, Jubril Abubakar won two silver medals in Clean &Jerk and Total as well as bronze in Snatch with 152kg, 282kg and 130kg lifts. 

In the 59kg women category, two Commonwealth gold medal winners, Rafiatu Lawal of Oyo State and Olarinoye Adijat of Lagos State had a decisive day not to forget as both battled for superiority in the category.

However, in the end, Rafiatu made her experience count as she defeated Olarinoye who was making her first competition in 59kg after graduating from the 54kg.

Rafiatu claimed all the three gold medals in the 59kg women category while Olarinoye won all the silver leaving Peace Annokwuru of Rivers State to scoop the bronze medals in the Snatch, Clean &Jerk and Total. 

In the 64kg women category, another Commonwealth medalist, Islamiyat Yusuf from Osun State made her experience count as she won gold in Snatch silver in Total and Bronze in Clean&Jerk. 

Ruth Ayodele of Oyo State picked two gold medals in Clean &Jerk and Total after lifting 125kg and 222kg respectively. Sarah Matthew of Jodi state won bronze in Snatch while Happiness Igbinosa of Edo State won silver in Clean&Jerk and bronze in Total.

Below are results of competitions in weightlifting events on on Day 3, Wednesday 7:

73kg men

Snatch

Emmanuel Edidiong Akwa Ibom 142kg, gold

Emmanuel Eric Edo State, 131kg, silver

Jubril Abubakar Delta State, 130kg, bronze

Clean&Jerk

Emmanuel Edidiong, Akwa Ibom, 170kg, gold

Jubril Abubakar Delta, 152kg, Silver

Emmanuel Eric Edo State, 146kg, bronze

Total 

Emmanuel Edidiong, Akwa Ibom, 312kg, gold

Jubril Abubakar Delta State, 282kg, silver

Emmanuel Eric Edo State, 277kg, bronze

59kg women 

Snatch

Rafiatu Lawal  Oyo State 97kg, gold

Olarinoye Adijat Lagos State, 96kg, silver

Peace Annokwuru Rivers State, 85kg bronze

Clean&Jerk

Rafiatu Lawal  Oyo State 122kg, gold

Olarinoye Adijat Lagos State, 121kg, silver

Peace Annokwuru Rivers State, 101kg bronze

Total

Rafiatu Lawal  Oyo State 219kg, gold

Olarinoye Adijat Lagos State, 217kg, silver

Peace Annokwuru Rivers State, 186kg bronze

64kg women category

Snatch

Islamiyat Yusuf Osun State, 98kg, gold

Ruth Ayodele Oyo 97kg, silver

Sarah Matthew, Kogi 93kg, bronze

Clean&Jerk

Ruth Ayodele Oyo, 125kg, gold

Happiness Igbinosa Edo, 122kg, silver

Islamiyat Yusuf, Osun, 115kg, bronze

Total

Ruth Ayodele Oyo, 222kg, gold

Islamiyat Yusuf Osun 213kg, silver

Happiness Igbinosa Edo, 209kg, 3rd.