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Nigeria’s hope of winning its first medal at the ongoing Olympics was dashed following Blessing Oborududu’s defeat in the Women’s Freestyle 67kg bout on Tuesday.
The Tokyo 2021 Olympics Silver Medallist lost to Japan’s Ozaki Nonaka 3-0.
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Another missed opportunity for Nigeria came when Favour Ofili placed fourth in the women’s 200m race at the Stade de France. American Gabrielle Thomas claimed the gold with a dominant performance, finishing in 21.83 seconds.
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Thomas, who took bronze in Tokyo and silver at last year’s world championships, finally achieved her long-promised global title, denying Julien Alfred a sprint double.
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