Wrestling: Adekuoroye qualifies for Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Wrestling: Adekuoroye qualifies for Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Thursday, September 19, 2019 7:41 am


Nigeria’s wrestler Odunayo Adekuoroye has qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Adekuoroye defeated Sun Jong of North Korea 12-2 via technical superiority in the 57kg category to reach the semi finals of the 2019 Senior World Wrestling Championship in Kazakhstan on Wednesday.

The 25-year-old was, however, displaced by Japan’s Rusako Kawai, 6-1 in the women’s 57kg semi finals later in the day and will now battle for the bronze medal on Thursday

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