13 African Games: Nigeria’s Enekwechi Wins Shot Put Gold Medal

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Team Nigeria’s Chukwuebuka Enekwechi has defended his title as African Games champions, winning gold medal in the Shot Put for Nigeria.

The 31-year-old wins the men’s shot put final, with a throw of 21.06m

Enekwechi, who holds both the national and African Games records, launched a throw of 21.06 meters, proving too strong for his rivals, including his compatriot, Emeka Moses Ugwu.

Read Also: 13 African Games: Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan wins 100m hurdles Gold

Egyptians Mostafa Amr Hassan and Mohamed Magdi Hamza put up a valiant fight to secure the silver and bronze medals respectively, with throws of 20.70 metres and 20.29 metres.

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