Meet Nigerian-American Wrestler, Ashton Mutuwa, who will be representing Nigeria in the men’s 125kg in the Olympic.
Ashton Mutuwa, 26, pledged his international allegiance to Nigeria, and is hoping he can qualify to represent the country at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Mutuwa will start his quest for an African Games 2023 medal later in the day.
Born in Cedar Lake, Indiana in the United States of America, Mutuwa is also Nigerian as his father, Sanusi Mutiwa is originally from Nigeria. He is also a cyber Analyst by training.
Mutiwa attended the Truman State University and started wrestling in school. He later became the captain of his team.
He is very proud of his Nigerian roots and hopes to win gold for the country.