Nigerian wrestler, Odunayo Adekuoroye, narrowly missed out on becoming the first African woman to win a gold medal at the ongoing World Wrestling Championship event in Paris, France.
Adekuoroye settled for the silver medal and that is historic in itself as no Nigerian wrestler has ever attained that feat in wrestling’s flagship event.
Adekuoroye became the first ever female Nigerian wrestler to get to the final of the world championship on Wednesday.
But the Commonwealth Games gold medallist was beaten to the gold medal by Japan’s Haruna Okuno who won the 55kg final match 5-4.
The 23-year old Nigerian wrestler qualified for the final after defeating Iryna Kurachkina from Belarus 10-0 in the semi-final earlier on Wednesday.
Canadian wrestler, Michelle Fazzari, defeated Elin Nilsson from Sweden 7-0 to win bronze in the 54kg category.
There was more heartache for Nigeria as another wrestler, Blessing Oborududu, hoping for a consolatory bronze medal was narrowly beaten by Jackeline Castillo.
Oborududu despite taking an early lead lost the bronze medal match for the 63kg category7-8.
The Nigeria contingent in France currently attracts huge commendations especially going by the uncertainties that clouded their travelling for this world championships.

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/sports/nigeria-sports-news/241285-wrestling-nigerias-adekuoroye-wins-silver-at-world-championship.html


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Wooooooooooooooooow, FTC after all these while, #dancing skelewu,
I dedicate this victory to every optimistic and ever-striving, ever-non-relenting people out there, in any way, in any form, keep striving, you'll surely achieve ur aims, can somebody shout AMEN??

Congratulations to that wrestler, u have made us proud as Nigerians, dont let the fame get to you too much, Keep soaring........
Congrats once again for making the yorubas proud, Odunayo Adekuoroye, Proudly Yoruba

Let me come and be going.

Wooooooooooooooooow, FTC after all these while, #dancing skelewu,
I dedicate this victory to every optimistic and ever-striving, ever-non-relenting people out there, in any way, in any form, keep striving, you'll surely achieve ur aims, can somebody shout AMEN??

Congratulations to that wrestler, u have made us proud as Nigerians, dont let the fame get to you too much, Keep soaring........
Congrats once again for making the yorubas proud, Odunayo Adekuoroye, Proudly Yoruba tongue grin

Let me come and be going.

Good one

Kikikikikiki

Good news...

Congrats,at least a good news about Nigeria........

God bless Nigeria

Some good news after all the Rat saga.

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kudos to them

Wow,this is great congrats to her

Later on,dem go talk say afonja no fit fight

danduj:
Later on,dem go talk say afonja no fit fight

you sure say he nor use jazz fight?

omo wa ni...a good son of the soil, we afonja rockz anytime and anywhere nt other way round

good one for her

she's also an MFM member, her fame was celebrated by church members when she won gold medal in the last common wealth games.

nice

Odunayo Adekuoroye making us proud unlike the cucumber crew

Elmojiid:
omo wa ni...a good son of the soil, we afonja rockz anytime and anywhere nt other way round

like seriously? Son of the soil?
This is what happens when you comment without reading

summer slam is calling

go gal! you rock.

wow.. that mfm girl wrestler

okasebe:
Odunayo Adekuoroye making us proud unlike the cucumber crew

and bigots like you keep embarrassing us all.

She's quite pretty for a wrestler, well done

Nice one.

Continue to soar higher

Congratulations to him. Well done for making us proud.

Waiting for the time Nigerian wrestlers will be signed into WWE wrestling like Kofi Kingston of Ghana.

Thumbs up

It's not about chestbeating afterall! Well done Omo Yoruba atata.

Elmojiid:
omo wa ni...a good son of the soil, we afonja rockz anytime and anywhere nt other way round

True talk bro. from Joshua to Odunayo ,back to back.

Congrats to her

OROSUNBOLB:
It's not about chestbeating afterall! Well done Omo Yoruba atata.

okasebe:
Odunayo AFONJA Adekuoroye making us proud unlike the cucumber crew