Pic.5. Blessing Oborududu of Nigeria celebrates after qualifying for the final in the Women's freestyle 68kg wrestling event at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan on Monday (2/8/21). Oborududu wins 7-2 against Battsetseg Soronzoboldyn of Mongolia to reach the final where she faces Tamyra Mensah-Stock of America. The American wins 10-4 against Alla Cherkasova of Ukraine in the semi-final. 03515/2/8/2021/BJO/NAN

Paris 2024 Olympics: Oborududu Advances to Semi-Finals in Women’s Wrestling

Posted by Steve Emmanuel August 5, 2024

Nigeria’s Blessing Oborududu has advanced to the semi-finals of the women’s 68kg wrestling event at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

On Monday, Oborududu secured her place by defeating Canadian wrestler Linda Morais with an 8-2 victory in the quarterfinals.

Oborududu, ranked 6th in the world, will face Kyrgyzstan’s Meerim Zhumanazarova in the semifinals.

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The match is scheduled to take place at the Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris at 8 pm local time.

Zhumanazarova, ranked 16th in the world, is a freestyle wrestler and holds the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Kyrgyzstan.

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She earned a bronze medal in the same weight category at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

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