By Our Correspondent Nigeria’s Blessing Oborududu defeated Canada’s Morais Linda to claim the gold medal in the women’s wrestling in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The world’s number two wrestler beat Morais 5-1 to the first position in the 68kg category at the Coventry A... Read more...
By Our Correspondent Chairman, Caretaker Committee of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF) Hon. Daniel Igali has called for sustained funding and sponsorship of the sport following the country’s historic performance at the recently-concluded Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Japan. In Tokyo, Commonw... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo Nigeria's Blessing Oborududu will today fight America's Tamyra Mensah-Stock for wrestling gold at the ongoing 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Japan, Bestchoicesports.com.ng can report. This will be the 4th time the duo are meeting in the Summer Olympics with the American emerging victo... Read more...
The Caretaker committees chairmen of the 30 Sports Federation have denied any link to the group threatening to protest and take legal action against the sports minister Sunday Dare over the dissolution of the boards of Sports Federations after the expiration of their tenure. The immediate ... Read more...
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Ondo State Sports Council (OSSC), says 130 athletes will represent the state in 18 sports at the forthcoming National Sports Festival (NSF). The General Manager of the council, Henry Babatunde, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on Monday in Akure. The 20th NSF which had suffered sev... Read more...
By Hananeel Jackson President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation, Hon. Daniel Igali says over fifty wrestlers will converge on Yenagoa the Bayelsa State capital for the first-ever Champion of Champions tournament in preparation for the rescheduled 2020 Olympics games in Tokyo, Japan. Hon. Ig... Read more...
The Honorable Minister of Youth and Sports Development Mr. Sunday Dare while hosting the Bayelsa state Commissioner for Youth and Sports Dr. Daniel Igali on Tuesday assured Nigerians of Olympic medal haul in Wrestling, Bestchoicesports.com.ng can report "If we're sure 0f a Sport that would f... Read more...
President, Nigeria Wrestling Federation, NWF, Daniel Igali has said that athletes including wrestlers will suffer after the ravaging coronavirus also referred to as COVID-19 and will face serious challenges in attending competitions, Bestchoicesports.com.ng reports Mr Igali noted thatbhe wa... Read more...
By Our Correspondent Odunayo Adekuoroye Saturday emerged World Number 1 as team Nigeria, won a record 9th consecutive title in Women’s Wrestling at the African Championships, claiming 6 gold and 4 silver medals on a day that Commonwealth champions Odunayo Adekuoroye (57kg) and Blessing Oborud... Read more...
By Our Correspondent The Minister of Youth and Sports Development Mr. Sunday Dare has showered encomium on wrestling sensation Odunayo Adekuroye for winning gold in the final of the 57kg class of the Mattei Pellicone Ranking Series tournament in far away Rome. The Minister praised the former... Read more...