Tag: Wrestling
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Olympics: Adekuoroye crashes out for Nigeria’s third loss in wrestling
Nigeria on Thursday lost its third entry in the six-athlete wrestling team when one of its brightest and medal hope Odunayo Adekuoroye lost 8-10 to China’s Hong Kexin. NAN reports that Adekuoroye could not stand up to Hong in the women’s freestyle 57
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Olympic Games: Christianah Ogunsanya loses in opening bout
Christianah Ogunsanya of Team Nigeria on Wednesday crashed out of the women’s freestyle 53 kilogramme event of the wrestling competition at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Ogunsanya lost 1-3 to Khulan Batkhuyag of Mongolia in her round of 16 bout at the Champ-de-Mars Arena, making her the team’s second casualty in the competition.
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Paris 2024: Blessing Oborodudu qualifies for semi-final in Wrestling
Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Blessing Oborududu advanced to the semi-finals of the women’s 68kg freestyle wrestling event on Monday, coming from behind to defeat France’s world No. 3
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Nigerian wrestler, Odunayo Adekuoroye ranked No.1 globally
Odunayo Adekuoroye, an Olympian, is now ranked No.1 globally in the 57 kg with 49000 points, according to the United World Wrestling in its latest rankings. According to reports, her performance in wrestling at the ongoing African Games in Ghana earned her the position.
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13th African Games: Team Nigeria scoops six Gold medals in wrestling
Team Nigeria on Sunday night scooped six gold medals in different categories of female wrestling event at the ongoing 13th African Games. Nigeria’s wrestling star, Blessing Oborodudu began the gold medal haul after defeating Blandine Nyeh Ngiri of Cameroon 14-4.
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African Games : Nigeria records first medal in wresting
Nigeria’s Nworie Emmanuel in on Saturday won a bronze medal in the 77kg in Greco-Roman event at the ongoing African Game in Accra, Ghana. Nworie defeated Hattingh Johannes of South Africa 11-0 superiority, after what seemed
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Commonwealth Games: Meet 94 Athletes representing Team Nigeria
The opening ceremony of the commonwealth games begins today in Birmingham, United Kingdom, with Nigerians expected to compete in different sporting events at the games. Below is the comprehensive list of Nigerian athletes expected to do the country proud in nine sporting events at the games.
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Wrestling with Jesus – By Femi Aribisala
For a long time, Jesus was a big problem in my life. I simply could not handle the truth of God that He reveals. Before I met Jesus, I was convinced I was righteous. I lived my life under a strict code of principles and precepts which I believed set me apart from the rest…
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Shocking! Jerry Lawler ‘The King’ suffers stroke during sex
WWE legend Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler suffered a stroke three weeks before Wrestlemania while having sex with his girlfriend. The 68-year-old seemed in fine health as he helped commentate the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal at Wrestlemania 34 on Sunday. However, he has revealed that he suffered stroke while he and fiancee Lauryn McBride…
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2018 Commonwealth: Ace wrestlers Adekuoroye, Oborududu record gold
Commonwealth champion Odunayo Adekuoroye and eight time African champion, Blessing Oborududu, have won gold in the Women’s Freestyle 57kg and Freestyle 68kg respectively. Adekuoroye, who is recording her second Commonwealth gold after grabbing the first in 53kg category in Glasgow, Scotland in 2014, defeated Indian’s Pooja Dhanda 7-5 at the Carrara Sports Arena on Friday.…