She has now qualified for her third consecutive Olympic Games after appearing at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020.
Silver medalist at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Blessing Oborududu, lost to Russia’s Vusala Parfianovich in the women’s 68kg quarter-finals.
Also, Esther Kolawole lost to world number eight Grace Bullen of Norway in the quarter-finals of the women’s 62kg event.
However, both Oborududu and Kolawole will have a chance to qualify for the 2024 Olympics on Thursday (today) in the repechage if their conquerors progress to the final of their respective events.
Nigeria is represented at the wrestling championship by only six females.