Ogunsanya Christianah, a wrestling athlete from Oyo State won a gold medal, at the recently held African Championship in Hammernet, Tunisia.
The 2023 Senior, Junior and Cadet African Wrestling Championship is the 38th edition of African Wrestling Championship of combined events.
The 21 year old Wrestling Champion won a Silver medal in the last National Sports Festival held in Asaba. She participated in the 50 kg female wrestling category. Christianah also clinched a Gold medal in the 53kg female Wrestling at the national Wrestling Federation invitational held in Bayelsa State in April, 2023.
Overall, during the trial competitions, Team Nigeria came tops in the female category with six Gold and 4 silver medals.
The 2023 World Wrestling Championshps will be held from 16-24 September, 2023 in Belgrade, Serbia.
