Sportswomen have continued to do Nigeria proud as Nwachukwu Goodness has won a gold medal at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
With her gold being Nigeria’s fourth at the game, she has extended the breakthrough trend set by the likes of Tobi Amusan and Ese Brume at the World Athletics Championship recently held in the USA.
As ‘Premium Times’ reports, Goodness earned the gold in a spectacular fashion, breaking the world record twice before claiming the top prize.
The 23-year-old, Nigeria’s sole competitor in the Women’s Discus Throw F42-44/61-64 event, was way better than her challengers; setting new records with her first two throws.
Nwachukwu before now was the F42 World Record holder with the best mark of 33.35m but on Thursday she improved on that distance with her first throw of 34.84m which she further improved upon with a throw of 36.56m.
While the Nigerian could not throw further in her subsequent attempts, she drew thunderous applause from the fans at the Alexander Stadium each time she took her turn.
Earlier, PREMIUM TIMES reported that two members of Team Nigeria at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Adijat Adenike Olarinoye and Rafiatu Folashade Lawal, received special recognition for their record-breaking feats at the Games.
