Paris 2024 Qualifier: Team Nigeria Wins 3 Gold, 3 Silver Medals At Africa Weightlifting Championship

Team Nigeria on Monday began her quest for 2024 Olympic Games qualification in excellent fashion as Lawal Rufiatu and Olarinoye Adenike Adijat won three gold and three silver medals, respectively at the ongoing 2023 Senior Africa Weightlifting Championship in Tunisia

Amaechi Agbo, Media Officer, Nigeria Weightlifting Federation in a press statement issued on Monday said the ongoing championship also serves as the 2024 Olympics qualifier.

Competing in the 59kg women’s category, Rafiatu won three gold medals in the Snatch, Clean and Jerk and Total while Adijat claimed all three silver medals in the same category.