Adekuoroye wins bronze medal at world wrestling championships

Nigeria’s foremost female wrestler, Odunayo Adekuoroye on Thursday won a bronze medal at the ongoing World Wrestling Championships in Kazakhstan.
The 25-year-old defeated Anastasia Nichita of Moldova 10-0 in the women’s 57kg category to win the medal.
Adekuoroye had earlier beaten Sun Jong of North Korea 12-2 via technical superiority on Wednesday which helped her to gain a 2020 Tokyo Olympics slot.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Risako Kawai of Japan defeated Ningning Rong of China 9-6 to clinch the gold medal in the category.