Samuel Ogazi and Ella Onojuvwevwo made history for Nigeria after winning gold and bronze respectively in the men’s and women’s 400m events on Day 9 of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, www.aclsports.com reports.
Ogazi delivered a landmark performance in the men’s 400m, powering to victory in a Games record time of 44.25 seconds. He became the first Nigerian man to win Commonwealth Games gold in the 400m, improving on the bronze medal won by the late Sunday Bada in 1994. Trinidad and Tobago’s Jereem Richards took silver in 44.82s, while South Africa’s Zakithi Nene claimed bronze in 45.21s. Nigeria’s Edidiong Udo crossed the line eighth.
Ella Onojuvwevwo also enjoyed a memorable evening on the track, running 51.00 seconds to place third in the women’s 400m final. Her effort brought Nigeria its first Commonwealth Games medal in the event since Fatima Yusuf won silver at Victoria 1994. Jamaica’s Dejanea Oakley struck gold in 50.21s, with Barbados’ Sada Williams taking second place in 50.99s.
In the field, Ruth Usoro picked up silver in the women’s long jump after producing a mark of 6.87m on her very first attempt. The medal represented a significant improvement on her sixth-place finish at the Birmingham 2022 Games. England’s Jazmin Sawyers struck gold with a best leap of 6.93m, while Australia’s Brooke Buschkuehl took bronze with 6.80m.
Nigeria also celebrated a bronze medal in the women’s -63kg judo event through Enku Ekuta. After seeing her title challenge end in the quarter-finals, Ekuta responded impressively through the repechage rounds before overcoming Zambia’s Rita Kabinda to secure a place on the podium.
The quartet of Ezekiel Nathaniel, Patience Okon-George, Samuel Ogazi and Ella Onojuvwevwo produced a season’s best 3:12.85 to win bronze in the mixed 4x400m relay. Jamaica claimed gold in 3:10.97, while England took silver in 3:11.58.
There was late drama in the men’s 4x100m relay. Favour Ashe, Kayinsola Ajayi, Nicholas Fakorede and Udodi Onwuzurike recorded 38.12 seconds, their fastest outing of the season. Nigeria briefly moved into the silver-medal position after Canada was disqualified, but the decision was later reversed on appeal, leaving the Nigerians with bronze. Australia won the race in 38.07s, while Canada was restored to second place with 38.11s.
The women’s 4x100m relay team of Miracle Ezechukwu, Jennifer Chukwuka Obi, Olayinka Olajide and Prestina Ochonogor finished sixth in 43.74 seconds. Jamaica and Canada occupied the top two positions.
Elsewhere, Olasunkanmi Tijani and pilot Okeyah Bethel fell just short of a place in the semi-finals of the men’s Tandem B Sprint para-cycling event. Their qualifying time of 12.026 seconds left them fifth overall, one spot away from progression.
Following nine days of competition, Nigeria occupied sixth position on the medal table with 23 medals, comprising 10 gold, seven silver and six bronze, ahead of the final day of the Games on Sunday, 2 August 2026.
