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Team Nigeria on Sunday won five medals in Weightlifting at the ongoing 13th edition of Africa Games in Ghana.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The duo of King Kalu and Favour Agboro won the five medals comprising two silver and three bronze.<\/p>\n

Competing in 55kg men category, King Kalu had a lift of 87kig in snatch before recording 115kg in clean and jerk to make a total of 202kg<\/p>\n

On his part, Favour Agboro won two silver and a bronze in 61kg men category. He won silver medals in clean and jerk and Total and a bronze in snatch.<\/p>\n

He had 113kg in snatch and 140kg in clean and jerk with a total of 253kg to win the medals.<\/p>\n

Nigeria’s third lifter on Sunday, Folarin Morufat in 45kg women category could not finish her competition midway after she sustained severe injury and could not continue.<\/p>\n

Nigeria weightliers continue their push for more medals today on Day 3 of Weightlifting event at the 13th Africa Games in Accra.<\/p>\n

Weightlifting event is holding at the University of Accra, Legon.<\/p>\n

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