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Nigerian Power Lifter Sets New World Record in Congo (Photo)

Posted by George on Tue 15th Sep, 2015 - tori.ng

Yakubu Adesokan, Nigerian power lifter seems to be making the country proud in the area of power lifting on the sports scene.

Yakubu Adesokan

Nigeria’s power lifter, Yakubu Adesokan has set a new World Record in the game of Power lifting at the ongoing African Games holding in Congo. Yakubu lifted a massive 182.5kg to win another gold medal for Team Nigeria at the Africa.

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