Tag: ADEKUOROYE
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Olympics: Adekuoroye crashes out for Nigeria’s third loss in wrestling
Nigeria on Thursday lost its third entry in the six-athlete wrestling team when one of its brightest and medal hope Odunayo Adekuoroye lost 8-10 to China’s Hong Kexin. NAN reports that Adekuoroye could not stand up to Hong in the women’s freestyle 57
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Olympics-bound Adekuoroye wins NSF gold for Ondo
Ondo State-born Olympics-bound wrestler, Odunayo Adekuoroye, has won a gold medal in the 57kg category of the wrestling event at the ongoing National Sports Festival (NSF). In her fight, Adekuoroye stamped her authority on the game as world number two by defeating Jumoke Adesoye from Kano State 10-0. Also joining Adekuoroye on the medals table…