Weightlifting: Debutant Ayodele wins three medals for Nigeria at World Championship

Nigerian weightlifter, Ruth Ayodele, won three medals in the women’s 64kg category at the just concluded IWF World Championship in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Sunday.

The 23-year-old won two silver and one bronze medals lifting 100kg in the Snatch event, 122kg in the Clean and Jerk as well as 222kg in the Total.

Mosquera Llamosa of Colombia won three gold by lifting 101kg in the Snatch event, 122kg in the Clean and Jerk as well and 223kg in the Total, and Korea’s Minkyung Park won one silver and two bronze medals in the women’s 64kg.