Blessing Oborududu after winning silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics
BY Idris Shehu
Blessing Oborududu will compete in the women’s 68kg freestyle wrestling first round at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The 35-year-old is set to face Canada’s Linda Morais at the Champ-de-Mars Arena on Monday.
Oborududu won a silver medal in the category at the Tokyo Olympics. She was one of Team Nigeria’s two medallists from the COVID-19-ridden Games.
Her victory made her the first Nigerian to win a medal in wrestling in the Olympic games.
She will look to improve her medal to gold when her competition starts by 2:45 pm.
In Athletics, Ezekiel Nathaniel will represent Nigeria in the men’s 400m hurdles by 9:05 am.
One hour later, Chidi Okezie gets a second chance to make the men’s 400m semi-final through the repechage round.
Shortly, Ella Onojuvwevwo and Esther Joseph compete in round one of the women’s 4oom by 10:55 am.
Later in the day, Udodi Onwuzurike comes on for the first round of men’s 200m by 6:55 pm.
BELOW IS THE SCHEDULE FOR TEAM NIGERIA FOR DAY TEN
Athletics
Ezekiel Nathaniel
Men’s 400m Hurdles heats
9:05 am
Chidi Okezie
Men’s 400m repechage
10:20 am
Ella Onojuvwevwo and Esther Joseph
Women’s 4oom heats
10:55 am
Wrestling
Blessing Oborududu (Nigeria) vs Linda Morais (Canada)
Women’s 68kg 1/8 round
2 pm
Athletics
Udodi Onwuzurike
Men’s 200m heats
6:55 pm
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