It was a painful loss for Team Nigeria’s Blessing Oborodudu on Monday evening as she lost her semifinal encounter to Kyrgyzstan’s Meerim Zhumanazarova, who won 3-1 in the women’s 68kg event.
The 2020 Olympic Games silver medallist clashed heads with Zhumanazarova in the first half and this slowed her down in the second half of the match.
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She will return for the bronze medal bout on Tuesday against Pak Sol Gum of North Korea, who lost 10-0 to USA’s Amit Elor.
More to come…
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