The Nigerian wrestling team to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will leave for Spain, today, to participate in a championship, which is part of the team’s build up to the Games, officials of the federation have said.
The squad, comprising five women and one male athlete, will arrive in Madrid today and head to Team Nigeria’s pre-Olympics camp in Saarbruken, Germany immediately after the tournament.
Also in the squad are reigning African champions and debutants, Esther Kolawole and Ogunsanya Christinah , with the lone male star, Ashton Mutuwa completing the squad coached by Victor Kodei, Purity Akuh and Happiness Burutu. The team has been in a camp in Yenagoa since the conclusion of the qualification tournaments two months ago.
“Already, Adekuoroye, who is also based in the U.S. has now joined us. Mutuwa will join the overseas camp because of his peculiar situation.
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