The first edition of the Nigeria Arm Wrestling Open Championship has been fixed for the National Stadium, Lagos from August 19 to 21. The president of the Nigeria Arm Wrestling Federation, Engineer Samuel Jackson, disclosed that, the event which has been sanctioned by the Africa Arm Wrestling Federation, would be used to select Nigeria’s representatives to the 37th edition of the World Arm Wrestling Championship which is slated for Malaysia from September 26 to October 4. Jackson revealed that 30 athletes would be selected in the Seniors and Masters categories for a camping exercise where the final 10 athletes for the World Championship proper would emerge.
The final 10 athletes to be led by federation’s chief coach, Femi Akinsanya, would be made up of five male and five female arm wrestlers who will compete in specific events in the Left and Right Hand competitions in the 55kg, 60kg, 70kg, 80kg, 90kg and the 110kg He added that the registration for the Open Championship would be coordinated by the federation’s Secretary General, Idris Ibikunle, at the Mobolaji Johnson Sports Complex, Rowe Park, Yaba.
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