Securing her place in the semi-finals of the women’s 68kg wrestling event at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Nigerian wrestler Blessing Oborududu displayed her skills as the world-ranked number 6 athlete. She achieved an 8-2 victory over Canadian opponent Linda Morais in the quarter-final match, setting the stage for an exciting semi-final showdown with Meerim Zhumanazarova from Kyrgyzstan.
Oborududu, who previously won a silver medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, will face off against Zhumanazarova, the 16th ranked freestyle wrestler hailing from Kyrgyzstan. Zhumanazarova, a bronze medalist in the same weight category at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, brings a wealth of experience and talent to the upcoming match. The highly anticipated bout is scheduled to take place at the Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris at 8 pm, promising to be a thrilling highlight of the wrestling events at the Paris Games.