Blessing Oborodudu has expressed her delight after making an emotional goodbye to wrestling.
The 2021 Olympic silver medalist won her final bout to clinch gold for Bayelsa at the ongoing National Sports Festival in Abeokuta to end an illustrious career.
Oborodudu received emotional farewell from national teammates with pleasant standing ovation from fans, officials, and wrestling stakeholders.
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“I want to thank everyone who has been part of my journey, the Nigeria Wrestling Federation led by Daniel Igali and the board members, my teammates, and family.
“After the Olympics, I thought of retiring, but the President suggested I retire officially at the National Sports Festival in Abeokuta where I made my first appearance as a young wrestler back in 2006”.
“I created a lot of memories, but my most memorable one was the Tokyo Olympics, which ignited hope across Africa because it was the first ever medal from an African woman in wrestling at the Olympics, and I hope more will come for our future wrestlers” Oborududu said.
By Adeboye Amosu in Abeokuta
