Two Nigerian top lifters Mariam Usman and Toyin
Adesanmi will join their counterparts from 56 other countries as the Weightlifting qualification event of the
2016 Rio Olympic Games got underway today in Houston Texas,United States of
America.
Maryam Usman will be contesting in the +75
category and Toyin Adesanmi in the +63 class,both athletes departed the country
Tuesday.
The 2015 International Weightlifting (IWF) Senior Championship started Friday.
Secretary of the Nigeria Weightlifting
Federation,Bola Adedeji who Friday night left Nigeria to join the lifters in America told amarignis.blogspot.com that the lifters are
primed to pick the Olympic ticket.
Hear him"We have a very bright chance of picking the ticket,judging by the lifters level of preparation and recent performance at the All Africa Games in Congo,i am confident they will do well"
You will recall that Mariam Usman won three Silver in Brazzaville,and Toyin Adesanmi got two gold ,and a Silver also at the AAG .
The Nigerian Weightlifting contingent is led by
the Federation’s Vice –President, Mohammed Yahaya and the Director of Elites
athletes in the National Sports Commission NSC ,Hauwa Kulu-Akinyemi.
Mariam Usman and Toyin Adesanmi will begin the events from from Wednesday the 25th of
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