Nigeria 63 Kg wrestlers, Blessing Oborududu said her mission at the 11th All Africa Games is to win a record six times title.
Blessing Oborududu who is a five times Africa Champion said she is targeting to surpass the record set by her current coach, Tangi Oyinbrakemi on the Africa continent.
The Olympian who fail to feature at this year’s World Wrestling Championship in Las Vegas due to a last withdrawal by the Nigeria Wrestling Federation assured Nigerian of a slot at the Rio 2016 summer Olympic Games in Brazil.
“My present coach, Tangi Oyinbrakemi set a record in Africa and I am aiming to scatter that record in Congo. We spoke and I told her (Tangi) that this time around I will not leave any stone unturned” she said.
“It was painful that I could not participate at the World Wrestling Championship this year, but am assuring Nigerians that I will secure a ticket and hoist Nigeria flag in Brazil” Oborududu noted.
At the African Wrestling Championship in Egypt, Blessing Oborududu defeated Haiat Farag Youssef of Egypt by FALL, 6-0 to win her fifth Africa title.
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