Because the sixth Islamic Solidarity Video games enters its decisive ultimate week in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Staff Nigeria is firmly targeted on constructing on its spectacular first-half efficiency, the place the nation presently sits sixth out of 58 nations on the medals desk.
Nigeria has thus far received 14 medals — 6 gold, 5 silver, and three bronze — with weightlifting delivering the majority of the rostrum finishes, alongside a silver medal from boxing.
However the second half of the Video games is the place Nigeria historically asserts dominance — and expectations are excessive.
TRACK & FIELD, PARA SPORTS AND WRESTLING TAKE CENTRE STAGE
With Monitor and Discipline occasions kicking off on Monday, November 17, Staff Nigeria is primed for a serious surge up the medals desk. A complete of 43 gold medals can be found in athletics, and Nigeria’s mix of homegrown and foreign-based athletes are tipped to make a powerful impression on the Prince Faisal bin Fahad Sports activities Metropolis.
The nation’s Para-Sports activities groups, together with Para-Powerlifting and Para-Athletics, are additionally anticipated to considerably enhance Nigeria’s medal haul.
Nigeria’s Para-Powerlifters — recent from ending second on the World Championships in Egypt — start competitors on Friday, whereas Para-Athletics begins on Tuesday.
ELIZABETH ANYANACHO BEGINS GOLD PURSUIT
Nigeria’s Taekwondo star Elizabeth Anyanacho opens her marketing campaign on Sunday within the -67kg class when she faces the winner between Mauritania and Mozambique within the quarterfinals.
Anyanacho, Africa’s No. 1, not too long ago broke a 20-year continental document by successful bronze on the World Championships in China. She is set to shut out the 12 months with a coveted Islamic Video games gold medal.
WRESTLING TEAM SET FOR ACTION
Led by Nigeria Wrestling Federation President and Comptroller-Normal of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, the nationwide wrestling group begins competitors on Tuesday at Boulevard Riyadh Metropolis. Expectations stay excessive for medals given Nigeria’s robust pedigree within the sport.
NSC LEADERSHIP BACKS TEAM NIGERIA FOR STRONG FINISH
The Nationwide Sports activities Fee (NSC), below Chairman Mallam Shehu Dikko and Director Normal Hon. Bukola Olopade, expressed satisfaction with Staff Nigeria’s efficiency thus far.
They reaffirmed that the Video games are a strategic platform to arrange Nigerian athletes forward of subsequent 12 months’s Commonwealth Video games, World Championships, and the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.
Nigeria’s mission in Riyadh is evident — end robust, dominate the ultimate stretch, and climb larger on the medals desk.
