COLOURFUL•••The aerostat is seen with a floral presentation during the XIX Commonwealth Games opening ceremony at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi . Photo: AFP
By Solomon Nwoke
AHEAD of next year’s Commonwealth Games in Australia, two Nigerian wrestlers, Aminat Adeniyi, 58kg weight class and Mercy Genesis in the 48kg weight class have arrived Vaasa, Finland to sharpen their skills in a ten-day training camp.
President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF), Dr Daniel Igali who confirmed their arrival yesterday said this was a collaborative effort between the United World Wrestling and the national federation.
The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games, and commonly called Gold Coast 2018, is an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth.
It will be held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia between April 4 and April 15, 2018.
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