Commonwealth Games: Nigeria’s Enekwechi wins silver in shot put

Chukwuebuka Enekwechi has won Nigeria’s second medal of the Commonwealth Games.

Enekwechi won silver in the final of the shot put event. His 21.14m throw is his personal best.

New Zealand’s Tomas Walsh won gold, setting a new Commonwealth Games record of 21.41m while Tim Nedow of Canada came third with a season best throw of 20.19m.

Another Nigerian, Eke Kalu, finished twelfth with a throw of 17.86m.

Meanwhile, Seyi Ogunlewe finished fourth in the men’s 100m final with personal season’s best of 10:19 seconds. His compatriot Enoch Olaoluwa Adegoke finished seventh, running 10:34 seconds.

South Africa’s Akani Simbine won the 100m gold with a time of 10:03 seconds followed closely by countryman Henricho Bruintjies who ran 10:17 seconds.

Jamaica’s Yohan Blake beat Ogunlewe to win the bronze medal.