Odunayo Adekuoroye

World No. 1 female wrestler, Odunayo Adekuoroye (57kg) has called on parents and guardians not to discourage their wards, especially female ones from participating in sports. Sportinglife.ng reports that the world wrestling…

The Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF) has announced a strong team of 15 athletes that will fly the country’s flag at the 2020 African Wrestling Championships to  be held in Algiers between February 3rd  and 9th . Blessing Oborududu…

Nine-time African champion, Blessing Oborududu has moved up to a career high as the world number three in the women’s 68kg after her bronze medal feat at the just concluded Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series tournament in Rome, Italy.…

Wrestling sensation, Odunayo Adekuoroye did not only win the country’s only gold medal at the 2020 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series tournament in the Italian city of Rome, the Ondo State-born wrestler also saved the President of…

World silver medalist, Odunayo Adekuoroye alongside Blessing Oborududu, and Aminat Adeniyi will today take to the mat in their quest for honours and world ranking points at the first of two United World Wrestling (UWW) Ranking Series…

Two-time Commonwealth champion Odunayo Adekuoroye (57kg) has reflected on her performance in the year 2019 and gave thanks to God almighty for her achievements. In a chat with Sportinglife.ng,  the Ondo State-born wrestler said she is…

 African and Commonwealth Games champion, Odunayo Adekuoroye secured her place at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan after making it to the semifinal stage of the women’s 57kg of freestyle event at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships…

Two-time Commonwealth Games gold medalist, Odunayo Adekuoroye says her next target is to become a world champion by winning gold at the ongoing 2019 Senior Wrestling World Championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. The world number…

Reigning Commonwealth champion, Nigeria’s Odunayo Adekuoroye has set a gold medal target for herself at both the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and next month’s Africa Games billed for next month in Morocco. In a chat with Sportinghlife.ng,…

Reigning Commonwealth champion, Nigeria’s Odunayo Adekuoroye defeated Tetyana Kit of Ukraine 10-0 in the final to win gold in the 57kg category at the ongoing Yasar Dogu Ranking Series event holding in Istanbul, Turkey.…

The battle ranking points for wrestlers across the globe kicked off yesterday in Istanbul, Turkey, as Nigeria’s Odunayo Adekuoroye was the cynosure of all eyes in the women’s 57kg of freestyle event of the United World Wrestling (UWW)…

World wrestling silver medalist and five-time African champion, Odunayo Adekuoroye has qualified for the forthcoming Africa Games in Morocco after winning gold medal in the 3rd Governor Dickson National Wrestling Classics which came…

From all indications, World Wrestling silver medalist, Odunayo Adekuoroye; Commonwealth Games gold medalist, Aminat Adeniyi, three-time African champion, John Emmanuel and other athletes from Ondo State may not be representing the Sunshine…

Nigeria’s dominating performance at the 2019 African Wrestling Championships held in Tunisia has begun to pay off with some of her athletes making a significant climb in the latest ranking released by the United World Wrestling (UWW),…

Commonwealth Games gold medalists – Odunayo Adekuoroye and Blessing Oborududu will lead 14 others to the 2019 African Wrestling Championship holding in Hammamet, Tunisia. In the 16-man list released by the Nigeria Wrestling…

After a narrow loss to current World champion, China’s Ningning Rong in the semifinal of the women’s 57kg, Nigeria’s Odunayo Adekuoroye ensured she climbed the podium after settling for bronze medal at the United World Wrestling…

Commonwealth god medalist, Odunayo Adekuoroye showed her stuff against some of the world’s best at the Germany Grand Prix yesterday as the Ondo state-born wrestler recorded an emphatic over her opponents to claim gold medal in the…

As part of their build up to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games gold medalists – Odunayo Adekuoroye, Aminat Adeniyi and Blessing Oborududu will be embarking on two-week training cum tournaments tour of Europe. The four-man…

Commonwealth gold medalists – Odunayo Adekuoroye, Aminat Adeniyi and Blessing Oborududu will be competing at two United World Wrestling (UWW)-ranking tournaments in Germany and Bulgaria in February as part of their efforts to garner world…

Nigeria wrestlers must attend world championships, continental championships, and Ranking Series events for them to gain points on world rankings after the United World Wrestling (UWW) Bureau approved new regulations for the 2019 Ranking…