Olushola Omogbehin
Team Nigeria has concluded its campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow by coming out seventh-place on the final medals table with 24 medals across athletics, para-sports, weightlifting and judo.
In all, Team Nigeria won 10 gold, seven silver and seven bronze medals, thereby becoming number one African nation at the Games ahead of South Africa and Kenya.
Coming first is Australia with 171 medals which comprise of 70 gold, England finished second with 110 medals while Canada occupied the third place, with India.
Winning the men’s 400 metres in 44.25 seconds, Samuel Ogazi made history by becoming the first Nigerian to claim Commonwealth Games gold in the event while Ezekiel Nathaniel also emerged as the first Nigerian man to win the Commonwealth title in the men’s 400m hurdles.
Coming to field events, Chukwuebuka Enekwechi won the first Nigeria’s Commonwealth gold medal in the men’s shot put, while Ruth Usoro won silver in the women’s long jump.
Udodi Onwuzurike claimed silver in the men’s 200 metres on track while Ella Onojuvwevwo also delivered a historic Commonwealth victory in the women’s 400 metres by winning bronze, thereby ending Nigeria’s 32-year wait.
The mixed 4x400m team claimed bronze in the event’s Commonwealth Games debut, while the men’s 4x100m quartet also won bronze after Canada was disqualified following a successful appeal.
Nigeria’s weightlifters, para-athletes and judokas also played important roles to increase the country’s medal tally while Tobi Amusan added another feather to her tittle after securing bronze in the women’s 100m hurdles.
The 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games converged athletes from more than 74 nations and territories competing across 10 sports, with 1,168 medals awarded in 215 events.
