2024 Olympics: Igali Sets Gold Medal Target For Team Nigeria

Chairman, Caretaker Committee of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF), Hon. Daniel Igali, says his target now is producing an Olympic and World Championships gold medallist in the next three years for the country, after Blessing Oborududu won a historic silver medal at the recent Tokyo 2020 Games.
By winning a silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 Games, Oborududu became Nigeria’s first-ever medallist in wrestling at the Olympics, since the country’s first participation in the sport in 1980.
Tidesports  source reports that under Igali’s watch, Nigeria has won three World Championships medals (two bronze and a silver) plus five Commonwealth Games gold medals and multiple African champions.
According to the Olympic and World Championships gold medallist, the above achievements were part of a plan to produce champions at all levels, which he believes will climax with an Olympic and World Championships gold medal on or before 2024.
“Over ten years ago, we started the process of developing champions,” the Bayelsa State Commissioner for Youth and Sports disclosed. “And the champions were in different phases; at the African level, at the Commonwealth level and the World level.
“We had achieved all three, but the Olympic level had been lacking. Right now, we’ve gotten to the level where we won an Olympic silver medal. But we are still not there yet because our goal, ultimately, is to win a World Championship gold medal and an Olympic gold medal.
“And I think that is going to be very soon. Our target now is, in 2024, we think we would be able to win an Olympic gold medal. And from now to 2024, our target is to win a World championship gold medal.”