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WRESTLERS ADEKUOROYE, OBORUDUDU RETAIN C’WEALTH TITLE

Wrestlers Odunayo Adekuoroye, Blessing Oborodudu and Esther Kolawole increased Nigeria’s medal haul to 16 at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham after the duo claimed gold in their respective wrestling event yesterday

Team Nigeria has so far won seven gold, three silvers and six bronze medals.

Three-time world championships medalist, Adekuoroye, won her third straight gold medal at the Commonwealth Games after beating Anshu Malik from India 7-3 in the final of the women’s 57kg freestyle wrestling event.

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