Team Nigeria has increased its gold medal tally at the ongoing 6th Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh after winning two gold medals in wrestling and the women’s 4x100m relay on Wednesday night.
This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by Kola Daniel, Special Adviser to the Director-General of the National Sports Commission, Bukola Olapade. In the 53kg freestyle wrestling final, Christiana Ogunsanya defeated her Uzbekistani opponent, Shokhida Akhmedova, 11-1 in convincing fashion to claim the gold medal. Nigeria’s exciting young quartet of Bada Toyin, Ezechukwu Miracle, Omokwe Maria, and Nweke Cynthia later crowned the night with an excellent display to win gold in the women’s 4x100m relay in a time of 44.27 seconds.
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