Nigeria wrestler, Blessing Oborududu and Sprinter, Favour Ofili narrowly missed out on podium finish in the wrestling and athletics events respectively at the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympic Games, www.aclsports.com reports.
Tokyo Olympics Silver Medallist, Blessing Oborodudu lost to 2x world champion, Nonoka Ozaki (Japan) by 0 to 3 points in the bronze medal fight of the women’s 68kg wrestling event.
Nonokas Ozaki, former Youth Olympic Champion started on a brighter note taking two points off the Blessing Oborududu (15x African Champion) in the first period. Upon resumption of the second period, the 21 Japanese took an additional one point off Oborududu and denied her of becoming the first Nigerian wrestler to win a medal at two Olympic Games.
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African Games and African Youth Champion, Christianah Ogunsanya will begin her campaign tomorrow (7th August) in the women’s 53kg wrestling event.
ATHLETICS
Nigeria’s Favour Ofili finished sixth position in the women’s 200m final in a time of 22.24s. Ofili ran a Season Best (SB) in the semifinals of the 200m in a time of 22.05s
In the men’s 400m event, Samuel Ogazi became the first Nigerian athlete to qualify for the final since Innocent Egbuike at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Ogazi ran a new Personal Best of 44.41s to finish 3rd in the heat three of the 400m semifinals.
The trio of Ese Brume (6.76m), Ruth Usoro (6.68m), and Prestina Ochonogor (6.65m) have qualified for the final of the women’s Long Jump. This is the first time three Nigerians will be making it to the finals of the Long Jump event.
National Champion, Chinecherem Nnamdi finished overall 24th place in the men’s Javelin event, throwing 77.53m.
