By Akeem Lawal
NIGERIAN wrestling sensation, Odunayo Adekuoroye will be
on the spotlight in February as the United World Wrestling (UWW) have perfected
plans to record a feature documentary on the Commonwealth Champion.
The media Unit of the UWW led by Tim Foley are expected
in Nigeria on 4 February for the project which will highlight the potentials
and achievements of the 24-year old, who became Nigeria’s first-ever
silver-medalist at the World Championships in August 2017.
At just 24, Adekuoroye has won several laurels in the
sport. She is a 3-time African Champion, an All Africa Games (2015)
gold-medalist, a world bronze-medalist as well as Golden Grand Prix champion,
to mention but a few.
The wrestling queen, who is currently taking part in
Season 3 of the Pro Wrestling League (PWL) in India with her team Mumbai
Maharathi, recorded an impressive 5-1 win over Marwa Amri in the 57kg weight
category on Wednesday.
She dominated her Tunisian opponent of Veer Marathas, in
the two rounds of the keenly contested bout. Adekuoroye won the first round 1-0
before wrapping up the second, 4-1.
As a result of her dominant and impressive display, the
24-year old was voted the overall man-of-the-match on Day 9 of the tournament.
The three-time African Champion had lost her first match
to Belarusian World Champion Vanesa Kaladzinskaya of UP Dangal by 7-5 on 13
January, 2018.
In the last two editions of the PWL, the Ondo-born
Wrestling star helped her former teams Mumbai Garuda and Punjab Royals to win
the Pro Wrestling League.
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