{"id":126944,"date":"2023-12-04T02:41:47","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T02:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/04\/nigerian-soldiers-win-gold-silver-at-world-wrestling-championship-pictures\/"},"modified":"2023-12-04T02:41:47","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T02:41:47","slug":"nigerian-soldiers-win-gold-silver-at-world-wrestling-championship-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/04\/nigerian-soldiers-win-gold-silver-at-world-wrestling-championship-pictures\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Soldiers Win Gold, Silver At World Wrestling Championship (Pictures)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Two Nigerian soldiers, Corporal Hannah Reuben and Lance Corporal Ojolaide Esther have won gold and silver medals at the ongoing 36th World Military Wrestling Championship in Azerbaijan.<\/p>\n<p>This was disclosed in a statement and pictures posted on the force\u2019s official X handle on Sunday, by the Director of Defence Information of the Nigerian Armed Forces, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau.<\/p>\n<p>The statement partly read: \u201cThe Armed Forces of Nigeria wrestling team made an indelible mark on the global stage, setting a record and garnering widespread acclaim.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe feat was achieved by female wrestler, Corporal Hannah Reuben who beat her Italian contender in the 68 weight category of women\u2019s freestyle wrestling to lift the gold medal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe medal was presented to Corporal Reuben by the Vice President of the International Military Sports Council, Mr. Dirk Shwede.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0Truck Crushes Sugar Cane Seller, Millitary Officer To Death In Kwara<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt could be recalled that this is the first time the Armed Forces of Nigeria is securing a gold medal since participating at the CISM World Wrestling Championship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnother commendable performance was by Lance Corporal Ojolaide Esther who got a silver medal in the 72 weight earlier at the event.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>INFORMATION NIGERIA reports that the 2023\u2019s Military Championship began on November 27th and will end on December 3rd, 2023.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CELEBRATING A CHAMPION OF WRESTLING<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian Army personnel, Corporal Reuben Hannah, representing Armed Forces of Nigeria, has Won a Gold Medal\ud83e\udd47\u00a0in the women\u2019s 76kg event\u00a0at the ongoing 36th World Military Wrestling Championship in Azerbaijan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Corporal Hannah said, \u201cI want\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BDmQsXYjsW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/BDmQsXYjsW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nigerian Army (@HQNigerianArmy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HQNigerianArmy\/status\/1730838818486415870?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">December 2, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GAbTdtPXcAEIwPS\" alt=\"Image\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GAbTdtSXQAAiXdu\" alt=\"Image\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-advadstrackid=\"890536\" data-advadstrackbid=\"1\" class=\"infor-target\" id=\"infor-565761280\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/300x250b.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two Nigerian soldiers, Corporal Hannah Reuben and Lance Corporal Ojolaide Esther have won gold and silver medals at the ongoing 36th World Military Wrestling Championship in Azerbaijan. 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