Medals for Nigeria
The medals are pouring in for Nigeria at the 2015 African Games holding in Cong
Three officers of the Nigerian Army also won medal
Three officers of the Nigerian Army, Lance Corporal Kehinde Obareh, Lance Corporal Edith Agu and Private Caroline Linus received gold and silver medals in the boxing event.
The trio won the medals during the boxing final competition on Sunday, September 13.
On Tuesday, September 15, three more gold medals were added to Team Nigeria.
Junior athlete, Amusan Oluwatobiloba, won gold in female hurdles event while Nigeria also won bronze in the female hurdles event.
Ace sprinter Blessing Okagbare lived up to her hype as she helped Nigeria to win gold in the 4x100m relay event gold.
She ran the third leg for the women’s quartet, en route to winning in 43.11secs.
That wasn't the case for the male sprinters who were disqualified for baton exchange outside the restricted line.
Medal table of the African Games after day three
In the women 400m event, national champion, Patience Okon George won silver after she was beaten to gold by Kabange Mupopo of Zambia.
Kelechi Nwanaga threw a distance of 52.70m in Javelin to win gold.
After day three of the Games, Nigeria are on top of the medal summit with 19 medals in total.
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