Goodness Nwachukwu has secured the Nigeria’s fourth gold medal of the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, breaking the women’s discus throw F42-44/61-64 event world record twice in the process.
The 23-year-old also previously held the world record of 33.35m for the F42 event before this tournament but on Thursday threw 34.84m to break it before throwing a further 36.56m to clinch gold.
In other day events, Team Nigeria won a bronze medal in the powerlifting event, with Nnamdi Innocent finishing as second runner-up in the lightweight category.
