Mother and Daughter Win Medals for Lagos State

Ronke and Florence Olarinoye — a remarkable mother-daughter duo making waves in women’s weightlifting. Ronke (the mom) led by example, clinching two medals in the 45kg category: Gold with a 65kg lift and Silver overall with a total of 140kg. Florence (the daughter) followed suit, winning Silver in the total lifts in the 59kg category, competing against the more experienced Folashade Rafiatu Lawal. Interestingly, Florence is the niece of Adijat Olarinoye, Nigeria’s Gold medalist at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. That makes Ronke (Florence’s mom) Adijat’s sister. A true family of weightlifters #LagosState #Weightlifting #GatewayGames