Three Nigerians have been named
among the top 10 female wrestlers in the world — in their various wrestling
categories.
This is according to the
international governing body for the sport of amateur wrestling, United World
Wrestling (UWW) rankings, released on Thursday.
Nigeria’s Odunayo Adekuoroye has
been ranked as the fourth best woman wrestler in the 57kg category of the
United World Wrestling.
Adekuoroye is ranked fourth in
her category with 46 points.
Blessing Oborududu is ranked 8th
in the world in 68kg category with 18 points while Sunmisola Balogun is 9th in
65kg category also on 18 points.
2014 Commonwealth Games gold medalist,
Aminat Adeniyi, who also won silver at the African Championships, is ranked
11th in the 62kg category with 16 points, while Mercy Genesis in 50kg category
is ranked 10th.
Blessing Onyebuchi in the 76kg
category is ranked 9th with 18 points.
Senior African Wrestling
Championships silver medalist, Hannah Reuben is ranked 9th in the 72kg category
with 16 points.
Rosemary Nweke is ranked 14th in
her 53kg category, while Ifeoma Nwoye is also ranked 14 in her 59kg category
with 14 points each.
John Ogbonnaya Emmanuel, former
world number one is now ranked 10th in his 74kg category with 18 points.
Melvin Bibo is ranked 12th in the
86kg with 16 points while Ekerekeme Agiomor is ranked 15th in his 79kg with 14
points.
In the Greco-Roman rankings,
Emmanuel Nworie (72kg) who lost his African title, as he settled for a bronze
medal in Tunisia is ranked 15th in the world with 14 points.
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