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Team Nigeria athlete Chukwuebuka Enekwechi during his gold medal victory in the men's shot put final at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.
Eight years after winning silver in Gold Coast, Chukwuebuka Enekwechi has finally climbed to the top of the Commonwealth Games podium. The 33-year-old Nigerian shot put star delivered a season-best throw of 21.07 metres in the fifth round of the men's shot put final at Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow on Thursday, 30 July, claiming gold to become the first Nigerian ever to win the Commonwealth Games title in the event.
Enekwechi dethroned defending champion Tom Walsh of New Zealand, who had led the competition with an opening throw of 21.03 metres but could not respond after the Nigerian surged ahead in the penultimate round. England's Scott Lincoln claimed bronze with a throw of 20.99 metres. The margin between gold and silver was just four…
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