With a total of 19 gold, 15 silver and four bronze medals, totalling 38 medals, the World Champion Arm-Wrestling Club of Lagos at the weekend emerge Champions of the 2026 National Arm-Wrestling Championship, held at the CMS Grammar School, Bariga, Lagos.
Team Oyo came second with 10 gold, six silver and two bronze to claim 18 medals while the third position went to team Delta that had 10 gold, five Silver and six bronze making 21 medals.
The fourth position went to Team Inspector General of Police (IGP), Abuja with 16 medals (seven gold, seven silver and two bronze ) leaving team Bayelsa in the 5th position with 14 medals made up of seven gold, four Silver and three bronze.
Team Spaco Warriors from Imo State picked eight medals ( seven gold and one bronze) that accounted for their 6th position placing on the overall medal table out of the 20 teams that took part in the three-day energy sapping muscle testing exercise aimed at selecting Nigerian team for the African Championship slated for Ghana this year ahead of the Continental showdown in Egypt.
Speaking at the end of hostilities, President of the Nigeria Arm-Wrestling Federation, Engr. Jackson Samuel, expressed his satisfaction on the outcome of the event. He commended all those who contributed in the overall success of the programme especially the Vice President, Navy Commodore Mayowa Olukoya, the referees, technical and officiating official, the media and more importantly the athletes that travelled all the way from various state to honour the championship.
Engr.Jackson Samuel also spoke on the need for well meaning Nigetians and corporate organisations alike to support Arw-Wrestling sports in Nigeria.
According to him, Nigeria has not taken her rightful position in global Arm-Wrestling. ” As a strong force, Nigeria has the capacity of rulling the world in Arm-Wresting if given the needed support and encouragement. The manpower and energy is already there, the President stressed”.
