[1][2][3] Onyeka Azike first started her weightlifting career at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and won a silver medal in the women's 53 kg division at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia.

[1][2][3] She then chose to participate in the 2010 World Weightlifting Championships and the Commonwealth Games Women's 48 – 53 kg category, winning a silver medal.

When interviewed by a reporter, Azike urged more women to develop their talents in the sport, saying most young girls that are interested in weightlifting nurse the fear that they might not be able to have children.

"A lot of us have been able to make the country proud at various major games and some of us have had children, even after our participation at the competitions.

"There is no doubt; weightlifting requires lots of training which results to building of muscles, but even at that, it doesn't stop them from having children.