Team Nigeria Bags Silver and Two Bronzes at Ulaanbaatar UWW Ranking Series

Team Nigeria closed its campaign at the Ulaanbaatar 2026 United World Wrestling Ranking Series with one silver and two bronze medals. Hannah Ojo reached the 76kg final with dominant wins over Mongolia’s Tuvshinjargal Tarav (10-0) and India’s Priya (5-1). She claimed silver after an 0-8 loss to India’s Kajal. Esther Kolawole earned bronze in the 62kg division by defeating China’s Huan Yang (10-0). She also upset Russia’s world number one Amina Tandelova (6-0) before narrowly falling 4-5 to North Korea’s Kim Ok-ju. Nigeria fielded four female wrestlers—Mercy Genesis (50kg), Tolulope Ogunsanya (53kg), Esther Kolawole (62kg) and Hannah Ojo (76kg)—and returned with three medals from the quartet.

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