Nigerian wrestler Blessing Oborududu on Monday made history as the first Nigerian to reach the final of a wrestling event at the Olympics.
The Commonwealth champion recorded an impressive 7-2 victory against 2012 bronze medallist Battsetseg Soronzonbold of Mongolia in the last four clash.
Oborududu, a 10-time African champion, is now set to land at least a silver medal when she faces top seed Tamyra Stock Mensah in Tuesday’s final.
Oborududu’s breakthrough comes as a relief for Nigeria following heartbreaks suffered by the country’s contingents at the Olympics.
Nigeria’s male and female basketball teams have been knocked out of the Olympics.
Also, news of medal hopeful Blessing Okagbare who failed drugs test hit the country hard as other athletes had been disqualified from the tournament for not complying with out-of-competition drug testing.
