Tokyo Olympics: Nigeria guaranteed gold as Oborodudu qualifies for angry closing

Blessing Oborududu

Oborududu of Nigeria celebrates afterwards defeating Battsetseg Soronzonbold of Mongolia all the way through the ladies’s bathe kg Semifinal at the advancing Tokyo Olympic games. She will be able to face Tamyra Mensah within the ultimate. AFP

Commonwealth champion Blessing Oborududu on Monday made background because the aboriginal Nigerian to reach the ultimate of a wrestling event at the Olympics, afterwards recording an amazing - achievement towards London Olympics bronze medallist Battsetseg Soronzonbold of Mongolia in a caliginosity last clash.

Oborodudu, a ten-time African best, will face appropriate seed Tamyra Mensah of the United States in Tuesday’s kg girls’s bathe remaining, after the area champion baffled Ukraine’s Alla Cherkasova - within the aboriginal caliginosity final.

On her approach to the final, Obourududu fabricated gentle work of Elis Manolova within the circular of sixteen, thrashing the Azerbaijani - by means of technical superiority, earlier than securing a tough-fought three- bewitch in opposition to Meerim Zhumanazarova of Kyrgyzstan within the quarter-finals.

After an active aperture second in her caliginosity final bender towards the world best Soronzonbold, the vigorous Oborududu moved into motion, taking bottomward the -yr-historic Mongolian thrice to ultimately secure the first position.

A backward battle again noticed Soronzonbold rating two facets, but Oborududu turned into under no circumstances activity to be denied a spot in heritage as she ran out with a snug - engage.

Oborududu will renew her rivalry with historical foe  Mensah, as they combat for the top-rated award-winning – gold badge, with the pair anticipated to get on the mat round .am Nigerian time.

They remaining met on the apple championships in Kazakhstan, with the American accepting the stronger of Oborududu on her option to the appellation.