John Ogbonna Emmanuel has made
Nigeria proud having been rated number one 70kg freestyle wrestler by the
United World Wrestling (UWW). Emmanuel retained his status as champion at the
recently concluded African Wrestling Championships held in Port-Harcourt. He
won gold last year at the National Championships in Bayelsa state in March thereby
successfully defending his title in Port Harcourt. He became African Champion
by defeating Maher GHANMI of Tunisia by 5-2 in the final of the 70kg category
at the African Wrestling Championship in Morocco in August 2017.
He is followed by Ikhtiyor
Navruzov of Uzbekistan, and Egypt’s Amr Reda Ramadan Hussen.
Another Nigerian wrestler
Agiomor Ekerekeme captured world attention in the 79kg category as he won his
first African title at the continental championships.
Ekerekeme is rated third in the
world behind Iranian wrestlers Rashid Kurbanov and Ezzetollah
Akabarizarinkolaei who occupy the first and second spots respectively according
to Naij.com. Below are other Nigerian wrestlers on the world ranking.
Robert Daufa was rated 7th in
the World in the 92kg category
Soso Tamara was rated 9th in
the World in the 97kg category while
Welson Ebikewenimo was rated
10th in the World in the 57kg category, our source reported.
Compiled by Olive Chinyere
Amajuoyi
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