‘Odunayo Will Peak In Paris 2024’

President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation, Daniel Igali,  has assured Nigerians that Odunayo Adekuoroye would be on the medals podium at the next Olympics scheduled for Paris in 2024.
Adekuoroye, a medal hopeful for Nigeria at the Tokyo 2020 Games, suffered a shocking loss in the 57 kg wrestling event to Anastasia Nichita of the Republic of Moldova on account of a fall.
Ranked No. 1, Adekuoroye was leading 8-2 on the scorecard before Nichita achieved the win via VFA (Victory by fall).
“Understandably she is inconsolable,” Igali said. “She feels she has disappointed a whole nation. We feel her pains. We are equally pained because over 80 percent of wrestling enthusiasts had her as the odds on favourite to pluck gold here in Tokyo. But God’s ways are not our ways.”
“Rest assured that she has a loving and supportive group around her. The next 24 hours of grief are always the hardest. But we trust that she will be fine. The minister and his team, the NOC president and his team, all her team mates, the coaches and myself are here for her. I have personally spent all afternoon with her.”
“Thank all of you for your prayers and loving support towards the wrestling team, for Adekuoroye and the NigerianOlympic contingent here in Tokyo,” he added.
“Our permutation was to win multiple medals at this Olympics but we are extremely happy with the silver medal won by Blessing Oborududu last Tuesday. Delay is not Denial, Odunayo will likely be at her peak in Paris. I have no doubt that three years will be a blink.”