Chukwuebuka Enekwechi delivered one of the defining moments of Team Nigeria’s athletics campaign on Thursday, winning a historic men’s shot put gold as several other Nigerian athletes kept the country’s medal push alive at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
The African record holder threw 21.07m to edge New Zealand’s Tom Walsh and England’s Scott Lincoln, becoming the first Nigerian man to win the Commonwealth Games shot put title.
His victory capped another productive day for Team Nigeria as medals, finals and encouraging performances came from across the athletics programme.
Enekwechi arrived in Glasgow among the favourites and lived up to expectations with a composed series that ended in a landmark victory.
His gold also completed a memorable day for Nigerian throwing events.
Earlier, teenager Jessica Oji quietly made history of her own by claiming silver in the women’s shot put, becoming the first Nigerian woman to win a Commonwealth Games medal in the event since 2006.
