Nigeria's Blessing Oborududu suffered a painful defeat in the semifinals of the women's 68kg wrestling event at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Paris 2024: Defeat for Blessing Oborududu in Women’s Wrestling Semifinals

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Nigeria’s Blessing Oborududu suffered a painful defeat in the semifinals of the women’s 68kg wrestling event at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Oborodudu lost 3-1 on points to 27-year old Kyrgyzstan, Meerim Zhumanazarova.

Blessing Oborodudu

The African champion beat Koumba Larroque of Team France (red) during the 1/4 Final. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Following a regrettable head-on collision with her opponent, The 35-year old found it difficult to build momentum, which affected how she performed in the second part of the match.

Oborududu will have another chance to compete for a medal, as she will contest for the bronze on Tuesday.

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Paris 2024: Defeat for Blessing Oborududu in Women’s Wrestling Semifinals

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Nigeria’s Blessing Oborududu suffered a painful defeat in the semifinals of the women’s 68kg wrestling event at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Oborodudu lost 3-1 on points to 27-year old Kyrgyzstan, Meerim Zhumanazarova.

Blessing Oborodudu

The African champion beat Koumba Larroque of Team France (red) during the 1/4 Final. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Following a regrettable head-on collision with her opponent, The 35-year old found it difficult to build momentum, which affected how she performed in the second part of the match.

Oborududu will have another chance to compete for a medal, as she will contest for the bronze on Tuesday.

If you use the quotes from this content, you legally agree to give www.brila.net the News credit as the source and a backlink to our story. Copyright 2024 Brila Media.

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