Tokyo 2020 Olympic silver medalist Blessing Oborodudu won a gold medal at the 2022 Hamit Kaplan Ranking Series in Istanbul, Turkey.
Oborodudu defeated Meerim Zhumanazarova of Kyrgyzstani in the final held on Friday.
It would be recalled that Oborodudu beat Zhumanazarova in the quarter-finals at the Tokyo Olympics.
Fighting in the women’s 68kg final, both wrestlers were cautious at the beginning of the match, and the referee warned Zhumanazarova for her inactivity. At the end of the first period, Oburududu led 1-0.
Zhumanazarova was dinged again for passivity at the start of the second period and became desperate to score, but Oborodudu defended her shot attempts and gained the 2-0 lead.
With 40 seconds remaining, Oborodudu managed to score a stepout, which proved crucial in the end and eventually landed her a first Ranking Series gold after two silver and a bronze-medal finish
