Nigerian wrestler Odunayo Adekuoroye now sits at No. 1 in the global rankings for the 57 kg category, boasting 49000 points.
This is according to latest rankings from United World Wrestling.
Her performance in wrestling at the ongoing African Games in Ghana and also at the recently concluded Africa Senior Wrestling Championship in Egypt earned her the position.
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Adekuoroye defeated Zineb Hassoune of Morocco by a pinfall to win gold in the 57kg at the 13th African Games.
Meanwhile, Moldova’s Anastasia Nichita points could not compare to the Nigerian although sitting in second position with 47200 points
The third position went to Tsugumi Sakurai of with 45000 points.
Following the feat, Daniel Igali, the president of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation, said he was elated at the wrestler’s feat, even though she had not competed as much as she would like to.
“This ranking gives us added motivation to prepare adequately for the Olympics,” he said.
He also added that they had just finished the African championships in Alexandria.
“We came with 15 athletes, won 9 gold, 1 silver, and 2 bronze medals. We had 10 women, won 9 gold and 1 silver in the female style.
“We are now getting ready for the 2024 Oceania/Africa Olympic qualifiers, which start on March 22, Greco Roman on the 22nd, female wrestling on the 23rd, and freestyle on the 24th. Our goal is to qualify for about five or six slots,”
Odunayo Adekuoroye Ranked Best 57kg Wrestler In The World
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