Paris 2024 Olympian, Esther Kolawole is set to participate in this year’s Spanish Wrestling Grand Prix slated for 4th to 7th, July 2025
Afterwards, the reigning African champion will proceed to Budapest, Hungary for the World Wrestling Ranking Series commencing 14th to 19th 2025, in preparation for the 2025 World Wrestling Championship in Croatia in September.
Esther Kolawole will be joined by the Nigerian National Wrestling Women’s coach, Akuh Purity, in these international trips
The Nigeria Wrestling Federation is leaving nothing to chance in efforts to expose its athletes to international competitions for optimal performance
The Wrestling Federation National team women’s coach, Akuh Purity, who spoke exclusively with the Media Officer of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation, Promise Okotoko, expressed hope that Esther Kolawole will give a good account of herself.
Akuh Purity said, “we are heading to these tournaments to compete. However, we want to continue to expose our wrestlers by competing with their international counterparts in such tournaments.”
“In doing so, it would help us to assess the strength and track progress of our wrestlers on how they performed at regular intervals to monitor improvement and adjust training accordingly.”
Meanwhile, in 2024, the Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid, Esther Kolawole 62kg, and Ogunsanya Christinah 53kg recorded bronze medals for Team Nigeria respectively.