Esther Kolawole wins 62kg gold at Spanish Wrestling Grand Prix
Nigeria’s Esther Kolawole secured a gold medal in the girls’s 62kg class at the 2025 Gigantic Prix of Spain, following a 10-0 victory by technical superiority over Jaffe Haylie of the US in the very best match held on Saturday.
Kolawole evolved to the very best after successful her quarter-final bout against Spain’s Lydia Tourino, also by a 10-0 scoreline, and defeating Poland’s Alicja Nowosad 4-1 in the semi-final.
Reacting to her efficiency, the President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation, Daniel Igali, counseled her efforts and expressed self perception that the realm exposure would be pleasant.
“I accumulate this expertise can lend a hand form her for future world competitions,” Igali said. “I’m in point of fact impressed by her day commute. If she retains this up, Nigerians can search data from extra gold medals in the shut to future.”
Kolawole is predicted to address half in the upcoming Ranking Sequence in Budapest, Hungary, from July 14 to 19.
The occasion forms phase of her preparation for the 2025 World Wrestling Championship, which is scheduled to be held later this twelve months in Croatia.
The Gigantic Prix of Spain, hosted in Madrid, started on Friday and is predicted to develop on Sunday. Wrestlers from a model of countries are competing across a few weight classes.
