Team Nigeria’s remarkable run at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow continued on Wednesday as Goodness Nwachukwu claimed the country’s seventh gold medal with a new world record in the women’s para discus F42-44/61-64 event.
Nwachukwu produced a stunning final throw of 39.66 m, eclipsing her previous F42 world record by more than three metres and successfully defending her Commonwealth title in an emphatic manner.
The latest feat adds another golden chapter to Team Nigeria’s impressive campaign, which has already produced several record-breaking performances across para powerlifting, weightlifting, and athletics.
The victory also marks a successful title defence for Nwachukwu, who first announced herself on the Commonwealth stage at the Birmingham 2022 Games, where she delivered one of the standout performances of the competition by breaking her own world record twice on her way to winning gold in the same event.
Wales’ Funmi Oduwaiye claimed the silver medal with a best throw of 38.52m, while compatriot Bree Cronin secured bronze after recording a season’s best of 36.00m.
There was more success for Team Nigeria, as Jessica Oji won silver in the women’s shot put with an impressive throw of 17.87 m.
With Nwachukwu’s historic triumph and Oji’s podium finish, Nigeria now sits fifth on the Commonwealth Games medals table, having amassed seven gold, five silver, and two bronze medals.
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