The 14th Commonwealth Fencing Championships have ended in Lagos with Nigeria finishing fourth overall after collecting 24 medals, including one gold, five silver and 18 bronze. The six-day championship, hosted at Rugby School Nigeria, brought together fencers from 20 countries and ended on Friday, August 14, with a colourful closing […]
Nigeria delivered a landmark performance on home soil at the 2026 Commonwealth Fencing Championships, walking away with six medals — five bronze and one silver — while also securing Africa’s first-ever international medal in wheelchair fencing. The championships were hosted at Rugby School Nigeria in Atlantic City, Lagos, marking the […]
A single victory on the fencing piste is sending shockwaves through Nigeria’s sporting community. Oghenegaren Osievwa-Thompson’s gold medal win at the Commonwealth Fencing Championships has done more than add another trophy to the cabinet — it’s giving an entire generation of Nigerian fencers a reason to believe. National coach Ibrahim […]
Lagos has stepped onto the global sporting stage as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu officially declared the 2026 Commonwealth Fencing Championships open on Sunday, August 9, at Rugby School Nigeria, Atlantic City, Victoria Island. Welcoming athletes and officials from across the Commonwealth, Sanwo-Olu described sport as one of humanity’s greatest unifying forces. […]
Nigeria has celebrated a landmark moment in fencing after 16-year-old Oghenegaren Esiovwa-Thompson won the country’s first-ever gold medal at the Commonwealth Fencing Championships in Lagos. Esiovwa-Thompson produced a commanding performance in the men’s U-23 epee event on Sunday, August 9, at Rugby School Nigeria in Atlantic City, Victoria Island, defeating […]
First Sub-Saharan Nation to Host Prestigious Tournament Nigeria has officially been awarded the hosting rights for the 2026 Commonwealth Fencing Championships, marking a historic first for sub-Saharan Africa. This milestone decision by the Commonwealth Fencing Federation (CFF) sees Nigeria surpassing Australia in the bid for the tournament, a significant achievement […]
