A Nigerian female wrestler has finally set a record as the first to win a silver medal in a wrestling’s flagship event. Odunayo Adekuoroye, narrowly missed out on becoming the first African woman to win a gold medal at the ongoing World Wrestling Championship event in Paris, France but all was not lost as she settled for the silver medal and that is historic in itself as no Nigerian wrestler has ever attained that feat before. 
Adekuoroye became the first ever female Nigerian wrestler to get to the final of the world championship on Wednesday. But the Commonwealth Games gold medallist was beaten to the gold medal by Japan’s Haruna Okuno who won the 55kg final match 5-4.
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