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19 years old Jessica Oji won silver in the women’s shot put at #Glasgow2026 with a 17.87m throw on her Nigeria debut, becoming the first Nigerian woman to win a Commonwealth Games shot put medal since Vivian Chukwuemeka claimed silver at Melbourne 2006, ending a 20-year wait for Nigeria in the event.

Canada’s Sarah Mitton, the two-time World Athletics Indoor champion, took gold with an impressive 19.88 metres.Jamaica’s Lloydricia Cameron also threw 17.87 metres, but Oji secured the silver medal on countback thanks to a superior second-best throw.

Born on 23 June 2007 in the United States, the University of Pennsylvania undergraduate set the Ivy League shot put record in December 2025 with a mark of 17.72 metres before breaking it four more times. Following official World Athletics confirmation of her allegiance switch to Nigeria in February 2026, she has wasted no time translating collegiate dominance to the global stage.

"GOD DID✝️🥈" she wrote on her social media.

Congratulations! 💚🤍💚.

#Sports #NaijaPride #JessicaOji #Athletics

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