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Team Nigeria’s Jessica Oji celebrates winning silver in the women’s shot put final at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games alongside gold medallist Sarah Mitton of Canada and bronze medallist Lloydricia Cameron of Jamaica.
Nigeria was already having a remarkable day in Glasgow when Jessica Oji stepped into the shot put circle and made it even better. The 19-year-old Nigerian-American athlete, competing in her first-ever Commonwealth Games and her major international debut for Team Nigeria, produced a best throw of 17.87 metres to win silver in the women's shot put final at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. It is a debut that nobody watching will forget anytime soon.
Canada's Sarah Mitton , the two-time World Athletics Indoor champion, took gold with an impressive 19.88 metres. Jamaica's Lloydricia Cameron also threw 17.87 metres, but Oji secured the silver medal on countback thanks…
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