Blessing Oborududu will compete in the women’s 68kg freestyle wrestling first round at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The 35-year-old is set to face Canada’s Linda Morais at the Champ-de-Mars Arena on Monday. Oborududu won a silver medal in the category at the Tokyo Olympics. She was one of Team Nigeria’s two medallists from the COVID-19-ridden Games.....CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLE FROM THE SOURCE
Her victory made her the first Nigerian to win a medal in wrestling in the Olympic games.
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She will look to improve her medal to gold when her competition starts by 2:45 pm.
In Athletics, Ezekiel Nathaniel will represent Nigeria in the men’s 400m hurdles by 9:05 am.
One hour later, Chidi Okezie gets a second chance to make the men’s 400m semi-final through the repechage round.
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Shortly, Ella Onojuvwevwo and Esther Joseph compete in round one of the women’s 4oom by 10:55 am.
Later in the day, Udodi Onwuzurike comes on for the first round of men’s 200m by 6:55 pm.
BELOW IS THE SCHEDULE FOR TEAM NIGERIA FOR DAY TEN
Athletics
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Ezekiel Nathaniel
Men’s 400m Hurdles heats
9:05 am
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Chidi Okezie
Men’s 400m repechage
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10:20 am
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Ella Onojuvwevwo and Esther Joseph
Women’s 4oom heats
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10:55 am
Wrestling
Blessing Oborududu (Nigeria) vs Linda Morais (Canada)
Women’s 68kg 1/8 round
2 pm
Athletics
Udodi Onwuzurike
Men’s 200m heats
6:55 pm
