Team Nigeria’s medal haul at the 2026 Commonwealth Games received another major boost on Thursday, 30th July, 2025, as Chukwuebuka Enekwechi produced a championship-winning throw of 21.07m to claim the men’s shot put gold medal, the country’s eighth, at the Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow.
He edged out New Zealand’s Tom Walsh, who settled for silver with 21.03m in one of the closest field event contests of the Games.
England’s Scott Lincoln completed the podium after throwing 20.99m to take bronze.
Enekwechi’s winning effort proved enough to separate him from a world-class field, with just four centimetres dividing the top three finishers in a thrilling final.
South Africa’s Aiden Smith placed fourth with 20.31m, while India’s Tajinderpal Singh Toor and Australia’s Nick Palmer both recorded 20.27m to finish fifth and sixth respectively.