Team Nigeria Wins 6 Medals, 3 Gold From Weightlifting

By Tony Nezianya

Riyadh, November 10, 2025 – Team Nigeria to the 6th Islamic Games in Saudi Arabia has so far raked in six medals, made up of three Gold.

The three gold came through, a 58kg, Rafiatu Lawal, who so far had been outstanding in the Games.

She swept all available gold medals in the weight category – Snatch, Clean & Jerk, and the Total.

Zainab Adeshina had advanced to the semi-finals of the women’s 51kg boxing event after a first-round knockout in the quarter-finals.

However, in another result In Boxing, Raheem Ridwan Opeyemi was narrowly defeated by Uzbekistan’s Abdullahi Madaminov by split decision in the men’s 65kg quarter-finals, ending his medal hopes.

In the overall medal
Tally (As of the latest reports), she had beaten an Iranian.

Team Nigeria is placed 25th in the medal tally with a total of 11 medals, Gold: 3 Silver: 6, and Bronze: 2

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