Team Nigeria amass 14 medals on Day 9

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Team Nigeria Saturday moved to sixth place on the medals table at the ongoing 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, SUNDAY PUNCH reports.

Cynthia Ogunsemilore and Faith Obazuaye won bronze medals each in boxing and para table tennis.

Obazuaye defeated Felicity Pickard of England 3-1 to win bronze in the Women’s Para Table Tennis event while Cynthia Ogunsemilore settled for bronze after a 5-0 semi-final loss to Any Broadhurst of Northern Ireland.Isau Ogunkunle also defeated Raj Alagar 3-0 to win another bronze for Nigeria in the men’s singles classes 3-5 Para Table event.

In Boxing,Onyekwere Innocent won bronze in Super heavy weight 92+kg category while Esther Oshoba progressed to the final of the women’s over 54kg-57kg featherweight after a win over Tina Rahimi of Australia. Oshoba claimed a 4-1 victory by split decision in the semi-final bout.All rights reserved.

 

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