Tokyo 2020: Oborududu makes history, wins Nigeria’s first medal in wrestling

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Blessing Oborududu has become the first Nigerian to win an Olympic medal in wrestling.

Oborududu lost 4-1 to Tamyra Mensah-Stock of the United States in the final of the women’s freestyle 68kg on Tuesday.

Despite the defeat, she made her way to the history books and secured Nigeria’s second medal at the tournament.

Ese Brume won the first medal, a bronze in long jump.

Oborududu qualified for the final after defeating Mongolia’s Soronzonboldyn Battsetseg 7-2 in the semi-finals.

She had earlier defeated Kyrgyzstan’s Meerim Zhumanazarova 3-2 in the quarter-finals, after seeing off Azerbaijan’s Elis Manolova in the Round of 16.

Details later…

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