Nigeria, Aug. 1 -- Team Nigeria continued its impressive campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games on Friday, adding another gold and silver medal to consolidate its position as Africa's highest-ranked nation on the medals table.

After Day Eight, Nigeria remains fifth overall with nine gold, six silver and three bronze medals (18 medals), staying comfortably ahead of closest African rivals South Africa, who occupy seventh place with seven gold, nine silver and nine bronze medals.

The latest medals came through athletics, where Ezekiel Nathaniel lived up to expectations by winning the men's 400m hurdles title, while Udodi Onwuzurike claimed silver in the men's 200m.

Nathaniel delivered one of Nigeria's finest performances of the Games, st...