Nigeria: The Country Breaks Commonwealth Records in Weight Lifting

Two Nigerian female lifters, Mariam Usman and Chineye Fidelis have set new African and Commonwealth records in the plus 75kg and 53kg weight-lifting categories respectively.

The Nigerians achieved the feat at the just concluded 2012 African Weight lifting Championship

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