Nigerian wrestling sensation Esther Kolawole continued her meteoric rise with a commanding gold medal win at the 2024 Spanish Wrestling Grand Prix in Madrid, defeating American Haylie Jaffe 10-0 by superiority in the final on Saturday.
Kolawole, already qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics, was dominant throughout the tournament.
She overpowered Spains Lydia Perez 10-0 in the quarter-finals, battled to a 4-1 win against Polands Alicja Nowosad in the semi-finals, and wrapped up her campaign with a clinical shutout against Jaffe in the final.
This victory marks a leap for Kolawole, who won bronze at the same event in 2023.
Her gold medal highlights her growing prowess and reaffirms her position as a rising force on the global wrestling stage.