Lagos State wrestlers made their presence felt at the ongoing Governor Wike Wrestling Challenge Cup holding in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, by winning 6 gold, one silver and 3 bronze medals in the Juniors Category, SportingLife reports.
The Junior Category (18-20 years) featured all the three styles (Greco Roman, Female wrestling and Men’s Freestyle).
Sati Dawon (130kg), Adekunle Julius (63kg), Olubode Fayowole (60kg) and Adebowo Segun (55kg) won gold in the Junior Greco-Roman, while Comfort Stephen (57kg) and Adeyanju Bukola (68kg) won their gold medals in the Junior Female Wrestling. Keke Yanyangbini won silver in the 65kg Junior Female Wrestling, while Sandra Ofuani (62kg) won the silver medal in that category.
SportingLife reports that Bayelsa State came second in the Junior class with 5 gold, 6 silver and 9bronze medals, while host Rivers are third with 4 gold 2 silver and 3 bronze medals.
Meanwhile, Ondo State maintained its lead on the overall medals table with 8 gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze medals.
Wike Wrestling Challenge Cup: Lagos dominates Junior class
