Nigeria’s Blessing Oborodudu has secured her place in the semi-finals of the 68kg women’s wrestling event at the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympics.
The powerful Nigerian wrestler, who won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games, defeated Canada’s Linda Morais 8-2 in their quarterfinal match Monday afternoon to book her place in the semifinals.
Her strong performance sets her up for a highly anticipated semi-final match against Meerim Zhumanazarova from Kyrgyzstan.
The bout is slated to take place at the Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris at 8pm.
Her opponent, Zhumanazarova, is ranked 16th globally and brings significant credentials to the match.
Also, the Kyrgyz wrestler, a Master of Sport of International Class won a bronze medal in the same weight category at the Tokyo 2020 Games.