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Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Sunday Dare has commended the wrestlers, who represented Nigeria at the just concluded African Senior Wrestling Championships in Hammamet, Tunisia, for their excellent performance.<\/P>

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The Nigerian contingent won nine gold, four silver and two bronze medals.<\/P>

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Interestingly, the women team led by Blessing Oborududu reclaimed the top spot on the continent that they lost to Tunisia at the previous edition held in Casablanca, Morocco.<\/P>

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Dare, while commending the team urged the Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF) led by former Olympic champion Daniel Igali to keep up the hardwork and sustain the progressive momentum.<\/P>

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\u201cThe Federal Ministry of Sports and Youth Development is proud of what you have done and wants you to keep this progressive momentum going.<\/P>

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\u201cSustaining this momentum will ensure that wrestling can get Nigeria on the podium again at the 2024 Olympics in Paris as was the case at Tokyo 2020,\u201d the Minister said.<\/P>

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Source: News Agency of Nigeria<\/P>

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