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Wrestling: Four Nigerian wrestlers secure olympic qualification in Egypt
Four Nigerian wrestlers on Saturday qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics in their various games at the ongoing African championships and Olympics qualifiers in Alexandria, Egypt. The wrestlers will now join Odunayo Adekuoroye, who secured qualification in 2023 after winning a bronze medal in the women’s 57kg at the World Championships in Belgrade. Tokyo 2020 […]
African Games: Nigeria bags first medal in wrestling
Nigeria’s Nworie Emmanuel on Saturday won a bronze medal in the 77kg Greco-Roman event at the ongoing African Games in Accra, Ghana. Nworie defeated Hattingh Johannes of South Africa 11-0 superiority, after what seemed to be a controversial semifinal for the Nigerian wrestler. Speaking after the game, Emmanuel expressed dissatisfaction with his semifinal loss to […]
Wrestling: Oborodudu, Biogos, others secure All Africa Games, Olympic qualifiers slot
Former Olympics silver medalist Blessing Oborodudu has secured a ticket to the 2024 All Africa’s Games in Accra, Ghana. Oborodudu defeated Tokere Appah of Bayelsa State in the 68kg category via pinfall. Ebi Biogos of Bayelsa and Hannah Reuben of the Nigerian Army also came out victorious in the 72kg and 76kg respectively. In the […]