Nigeria’s wrestling contingent for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games left Madrid, Spain for Germany in what is their last training camping before the games in France.
The Wrestlers who participated in Spanish Grand Prix, a pre-Olympic tournament in Madrid, had Esther Kolawole 62kg and Ogunsanya Christinah 53kg, record bronze for Team Nigeria respectively.
Ogunsanya defeated her USA counterpart, Brianne Gonzales (10-0) to win Bronze medal while Kolawole subdued Swedish Johanna Lindborg by (8-0) for the Bronze Medal.
Multiple time world medalist, Odunayo Adekuoroye lost on technical grounds to Norwegian Othile Hole in the quarter final after the fight had ended 4-4.
Similarly, African champion Hannah Reuben lost 3-0 in her first bout to Tatiana R. her Colombia opponent.
Reacting to the performance of the team, the female head coach, Akuh Purity said it was an opportunity for the wrestlers to warm-up ahead of the Paris Games.
“It was a good outing for our girls in the sense that it offered us opportunity to look at areas we needed to improve on.”
“It also gave the wrestlers the avenue to wrestle competitively although not as if it were to be in Paris, but it was great and we have known areas we need to improve upon.” Purity stated.
Before the team’s departure for Germany yesterday, President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF), Daniel Igali, charged contingent led by the Secretary General, Mohammed H. Maigidansanma, to learn from all that transpired in Madrid for their technical advantage.
