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Olympic Qualifiers/African Champs: Igali Promises ‘Adequate’ Preparation For Team Nigeria

Sheriff Owolabi BadaMarch 9, 2021

by Sheriff Owolabi BadaMarch 9, 2021077

President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF) Hon. Daniel Igali has restated his resolve to ensure the country’s wrestlers get ‘adequate’ preparation ahead of the...

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Coates hints Olympic ban for Iran unlikely after death of Afkari

Sheriff Owolabi BadaSeptember 16, 2020

by Sheriff Owolabi BadaSeptember 16, 2020062

The vice-president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has suggested Iran are unlikely to be banned despite growing calls for their expulsion following the execution...

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Iranian wrestling champion, Afkari executed

Sheriff Owolabi BadaSeptember 13, 2020September 13, 2020

by Sheriff Owolabi BadaSeptember 13, 2020September 13, 2020043

Iranian wrestling champion Navid Afkari has been executed for the alleged murder of a security guard during anti-Government protests in 2018, according to state media....

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IOC “extremely worried” by Iranian wrestler being sentenced to death

Sheriff Owolabi BadaSeptember 10, 2020

by Sheriff Owolabi BadaSeptember 10, 2020044

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is “extremely concerned” by the case involving Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari after he was given two death sentences for the...

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Wrestling: Oborududu wins 10th African title, claimed World no 2

Sheriff Owolabi BadaFebruary 9, 2020

by Sheriff Owolabi BadaFebruary 9, 2020057

2018 Commonwealth Games champion, Blessing Oborodudu won her 10th African title at the 2020 African Wrestling Championship in Algiers, Algeria. Oborududu defeated Rihem Ayari (Tunisia) emphatically...

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