The 2022 World Wrestling Championships take place September 10-18 in Belgrade. For Blessing Oborududu, reference of this sport in Africa, these Worlds are a major meeting. At 33, the Nigerian has indeed shone at all the other major events, and in particular with the silver medal at the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games. Presentation.
” I have my eyes on the gold medal. It’s a medal yet to put in my purse. And I trust God to help me win it at Worlds. At 33, Blessing Oborududu is still hungry for titles, a few weeks after being crowned again at the Commonwealth Games. And for good reason: a podium at the World Championships is almost all that is missing from his incredible record.
The Nigerian has been African freestyle champion almost eleven times in a row. The only year she was not crowned, in 2012, was because she simply did not show up for the continental tournament. But it is above all thanks to money, that of the Tokyo 2021 Games, that she entered the legend. Because in Japan, she won Nigeria’s first-ever medal in wrestling. ” It was a moment of fulfillment for me and I am happy to have written the storyunderlines the one who had lost in the final of -68 kg against the American Tamyra Mensah-Stock. Winning an Olympic medal was no small feat. It changed a lot of things for me and it made me believe in myself even more. “. A consecration for the one who discovered her discipline in college.
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It is moreover to young Nigerians that Blessing Oborududu dedicates this performance. ” The ultimate goal of my career is to leave a legacy behind me and for young athletes to try to do the same. This legacy is not just about winning medals, but it will have to have an impact on others. He will have to help coach young athletes to do better than me. This is the ultimate goal of my career, she asserts. All young girl can be a wrestler if she wishes, although it is a sport more known among men. All she needs is hard work, dedication and focus. She will also need a good trainer “.
Coaching is the other objective of Blessing Oborududu, in a few years. ” I would love to be a coach, underlines the one who is from Yenagoa, in the south of Nigeria. I am also working on my foundation for mentoring young female athletes. And I would also love to run a beauty salon. I think I’d be overloaded then “. And not just medals, for once.