Shocker for C’Wealth champ! Agbonibare defeated
By Solomon Nwoke, Warri The maiden Chief E K Clerk Open Wrestling Championship in Warri recorded a major upset in its first day of competition in the Greco Roman category, 96 kg weight class as the Commonwealth Games Champion, Joe Agbonibare representing Edo State was defeated by Delta State’s Soso Tamara 7-0. Agbonebare was so dazed by the Eko 2012 gold medalist that it took his state wrestling officials sometime to bring him back to his feet. He was dumbfounded as to what happened to him when reporters on ground sought to know from him what caused his defeat. In contrast, Delta state’s Tamara attributed his feat as an act of God made easy by hard training. ” In fact it was really God’s doing and also a result of hard work. I give God all the glory and I pray to win the final place to earn call up for the Commonwealth Games camping ahead of 2014 Games in Canada”, he said. By his defeat, Agbonebare has been eliminated from the Greco Roman style of wrestling and would only have the oppo...