Riluwan Idris
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Riluwan Idris is a Nigerian para powerlifter. He won a gold medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
Career
Idris competed at the 2026 Commonwealth Games and won a gold medal in the heavyweight event.[1] He became Nigeria's first male Commonwealth Games gold medalist in para powerlifting.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Akinsuroju, Toluwani (25 July 2026). "CWG: Idris wins gold in para-powerlifting as Nigeria claim 6th medal in Glasgow". thecable.ng. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ "Idris relishes historic gold medal at Commonwealth Success". thenationonlineng.net. 26 July 2026. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ Ochicha, Lovette (26 July 2026). "GLASGOW 2026: "They Said Men Can't Win Gold" — Riluwan Idris Opens Up on the Promise That Made Him Nigeria's First Male Gold Medallist". sports247.ng. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
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- Living people
- Nigerian powerlifters
- Male powerlifters
- Nigerian male weightlifters
- Commonwealth Games powerlifters for Nigeria
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Nigeria
- Commonwealth Games medallists in powerlifting
- Powerlifters at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2026 Commonwealth Games
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen
- African weightlifting biography stubs
- Nigerian sportspeople stubs
- Powerlifting biography stubs